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the requisite 9 shofar blasts at 9 different times of the day, he has fulfilled his obligation, as the blasts need not be heard in immediate succession.
This is also taught in a baraita: If one heard 9 shofar blasts at 9 different times of the day, he has fulfilled his obligation. If one heard the blasts from 9 different people simultaneously, he has not fulfilled his obligation. If one heard a tekia from this one and afterward he heard a terua from
The Talmud asks: And did R' Yoḥanan actually say this? Didn’t R' Yoḥanan say in the name of R' Shimon ben Yehotzadak: During the reading of hallel or the Megilla of Esther, if one paused long enough to complete all of it, he must return to the beginning, as it must be read in one session? Why is th
The Talmud asks: And is this not also his own opinion as well? Wasn’t R' Abbahu once walking after R' Yoḥanan, and R' Abbahu was reciting Shema as he walked? When he reached alleyways that were filthy with human excrement, where it is prohibited to utter words of Torah, he fell silent and stopped re
The Talmud answers: This is no proof, as it is possible that this is what R' Yoḥanan said: I myself do not hold that one must start again after a long pause; however, according to you, as you hold that a delay is a problem, the halakha is that if you paused for an interval sufficient to complete the