Halachot and Customs
Is it permitted to blow the shofar just for fun?
Question
Hello, Your Honor,
I wanted to ask whether it is permitted to blow the shofar just for fun (with no connection to Rosh Hashanah or the other times when it is customary to blow the shofar)?
Thank you, and of course may we have a good and joyful year (:
Answer
Shalom,
On Rosh Hashanah, one should not blow without the need for a mitzvah (see Rema, siman 596, and Mishnah Berurah, small seif katan 3). However, on a weekday there is no prohibition to blow without the need for a mitzvah (see Mikraei Chaim, siman 21, end of seif 1).
A good and blessed year,
Hillel Meirs
