- Q. Dear Rov Shlit’a. Often, due to my occupation, I’m unable to attend davening in the morning with a minyan in our vicinity, so I daven on my own. Should I or can I also blow the shofar after my davening without a minyan?
A. On question 4392 we wrote:
“Q. On questions above, you mentioned that when davening without a minyan during Elul: Some interestingly recommend to obtain a shofar and to blow at least a Tekiah voice, which may no be that difficult to do.” Is that really required?
A. Not at all. Poskim write that when davening without a minyan during Elul no blowing of the shofar is required.
(Tzitz Eliezer 12; 40, Nitei Gavriel p. 27) as the reasons for blowing the shofar do not necessarily apply when davening without a minyan.
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is similar.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirshman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
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