Experts in Eretz Yisrael monitoring the status of shofarot (shofars) sold in the country are questioning the kashrus validity of shofarot purchased by the IDF, originating in Morocco. This refers to dozens of shofarot recently purchased by the Ministry of Defense for use in the IDF. Rabbonim are most concerned, that thousands of frum soldiers hearing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah in the army may not fulfill the obligation of the mitzvah. (…) “It is simply unacceptable that soldiers who stand watch in defense of the country may be davening on Rosh Hashanah and hearing the sound of a pasul shofar!” exclaimed Rabbi Levine, who adds in recent years, the local marketplace is flooded with such pasul shofarot, manufactured in China and Morocco without any rabbinical supervision. Ministry of Defense officials reject the validity of the Tel Aviv Rabbinate’s claims, adding the matter was checked by the IDF Rabbinate and the shofarot were found to be kosher.
Are IDF Shofarot Kosher? (The Yeshiva World)
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