Study Rosh Hashanah folio 33A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
§ The Mishnah stated: One may not cut the shofar if it needs to be prepared, neither with an object that is prohibited due to a rabbinic decree nor with an object that may not be used due to a Torah prohibition. The Talmud explains: An example of an object prohibited due to a rabbinic decree is a s
The Talmud asks: Now that you have said that to sound the shofar one may not perform an action that is prohibited due to rabbinic law, is it necessary to say that one may not perform an action that violates a prohibition by Torah law? The Talmud answers: The Mishnah teaches employing the style: This
§ The Mishnah continues. However, if one wishes to place water or wine into the shofar on Rosh HaShana, so that it should emit a clear sound, he may place it. The Talmud infers: Water or wine, yes, one may insert these substances into a shofar. However, urine, whose acidity is good for the shofar
The Talmud asks: Who is the tanna of the Mishnah? The Talmud answers: It is Abba Shaul, as it is taught in a baraita that Abba Shaul says: With regard to water or wine, one is permitted to pour these liquids into a shofar on Rosh HaShana in order to make its sound clear. However, with regard to
§ The Mishnah further teaches: One need not prevent children from sounding the shofar on Rosh HaShana. The Talmud infers: If women wish to sound the shofar, one indeed prevents them from doing so. The Talmud asks: Isn’t it taught in a baraita that one does not prevent women or children from sounding