JCH » Thought » The Maimonides Minute Maimonides Minute – Hilchot Shofar 1:1-2 August 28, 2017 12:43 pm 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. Share and Like