Shofar Blowing
Laws on the form and use of the shofar and laws related to the religious services during the festival of Rosh Hashanah are described in Rabbinic literature such as the Mishnah that formed the basis of the tractate "Rosh HaShanah" in both the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud. This also contains the most important rules concerning the calendar year.
The shofar is blown in long, short and staccato blasts that follow a set sequence:
- Teki'ah (long sound) Numbers 10:3;
- Shevarim (3 broken sounds) Numbers 10:5;
- Teru'ah (9 short sounds) Numbers 10:9;
- Teki'ah Gedolah (very long sound) Exodus 19:16,19;
- Shevarim Teru'ah (3 broken sounds followed by 9 short sounds).
The total number of blasts on Rosh Hashana is 100.
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