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Mitzvah: Hearing the Sounds
The Sages indicated that the mitzvah was to hear the sounds
of the shofar. They go so far as to establish whether
a person hears the actual sound or just the echo at the
outside of the pit or cave; the bottom; and midway. The
Shulchan Aruch sums up that if the hearer hears the reverberation,
the mitzvah is not valid. However, if the hearer perceives
the direct sounds, he fulfils the mitzvah. See Mishnah
Berurah 587:1–3. You can extrapolate this ruling to hearing
the shofar on the radio, the Internet, etc. as being invalid.
In addition, if one hears the blast but with no intention
of fulfilling the mitzvah, then there is no mitzvah. However,
there is a minority decision on this point.
If one blows with the intention that all who hear will
perform the mitzvah, the mitzvah is valid. If someone
passes by and does intend to hear the Shofar, he can perform
the mitzvah because the community blower blows for everybody.
If he stands still, it is presumed he intends to hear.
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