Join the Maimonides Minute for a new series on the laws of shofar blowing. Today we learn why one must use a shofar on Rosh Hashanah, despite the surprising fact that the Torah never mentions the word “shofar” in the context of Rosh Hashanah.
A person normally says the beracha of Haeitz before eating fruit, and Ha’adama before eating vegetables. When, however, does a