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title: Siman 585 – Birkas Hashofar
description: "וChelek 6 1. The Baal Tokaya must stand for the berachos and for the blowing. (ShA - MB ) 1. Nowadays the minhag has become that the tzibor also stands for the tekios blown before Musaf. (MB ) 1. The…"
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updated: "2026-08-16"
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# Siman 585 – Birkas Hashofar

וChelek 6

1. The Baal Tokaya must stand for the berachos and for the blowing. (ShA  - MB )

1. Nowadays the minhag has become that the tzibor also stands for the tekios blown before Musaf. (MB )

1. The custom is to blow next to the bima where they read the Torah. (Rama )

1. Before blowing, the tokaya recites two berachos: “lishmoa kol shofar” and “shehecheyanu.” (ShA )

1. If you can manage to blow on the right side of your mouth, and have the opening of the shofar be on the right and facing up, its best. (Rama  - MB )

1. The chazzan should not be the Baal Tokaya unless he is sure he won’t get mixed up or unless he daavens from a machzor. (ShA  - MB )

1. The custom is for someone to call out the sounds to the Baal Tokaya word for word so the Baal Tokaya does not make a mistake. (Rama )

1. The caller and the Baal Tokaya should learn well the laws so they know what to do if a mistake happens. (MB )

## Key

**ShA**
 : Shulchan Aruch

**MB**
 : Mishna Berura

**ShaH**
 : Shaar Hatsiun

**ShaT**
 : Shaaray Teshuva

**BeH**
 : Beur Halacha

**BaH**
 : Baer Haytayv

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