6049 – Blowing Away Many Blowers?
Q. See questions above. We are still wondering why the blowing of the shofar should not be divided and done by a number of people, is it not better to have the mitzva done by many?
A. The shofar-blowing is not divided among several people. Rather, one person blows all the shofar blasts, as “one who begins a mitzva should be encouraged to complete it.” (Rema 585:4) However, where dividing it is an established custom, the congregation may continue doing so, as it shows how much people love the mitzva. (MB ad loc. 17)
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a, and Horav Dovid Bartfeld consulting, Horav Hagaon Rav Yitzchak Berkowitz Shlit’a
Reviewed by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: August 15, 2026