100 Shofar Blasts

A compendium of stories, meshalim, and experiences

Prepare yourself for the awesome mitzvah of tekias shofar.

A soul-stirring sequel to The Shofar: Halachos, Minhagim, and Mesorah, this volume is a compilation of uplifting anecdotes and novel meshalim that will inspire readers to rise to new heights in anticipation of this mitzvah.

• Stories from the author’s personal experience as a baal tokeia for more than thirty-five years
• Classic and contemporary meshalim, including ones that are newly translated into English, from Gedolim such as Rav Ayeh Leib Zunz and the Satmar Rebbe, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum
• Fascinating tidbits about tekias shofar

“If shofar is supposed to wake us up from our slumber, then 100 Shofar Blasts will clearly wake us up to the mitzvah of shofar. A treasure of stories and insights that if internalized well, will surely lead to the one sound of the shofar of geulah we are all waiting for.”

Rav Fishel Schachter, rebbi, Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, international lecturer

“Each story teaches a beautiful lesson. I have no doubt that the sefer will enhance the davening and tekios of all who read it for many years to come.”

Rabbi Yechiel Spero, bestselling author

"If shofar is supposed to wake us up from our slumber, then 100 Shofar Blasts will clearly wake us up to the mitzvah of shofar. A treasure of stories and insights that if internalized well, will surely lead to the one sound of the shofar of geulah we are all waiting for."

Rav Fischel Schachter

About the author:

Rabbi Bentzion Ettlinger is a product of the Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael institutions and learned in its Bais Hamedrash Jeshurun during the ten-year tenure of Rav Yaakov Perlow, the Novominsker Rebbe, zt”l, who was its rosh hayeshiva. During that time, he became a close talmid.

He enjoyed a filial relationship with Rav Shimon Schwab, zt”l, and had the unique zechus to be meshamesh him for twenty-three years, and later Rav Zechariah Gelley, zt”l, as well as Rav Shach’s son-in-law, ybl”t, Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman of B’nei Brak, during Rav Bergman’s annual stays in Washington Heights.

He is a member of the editorial board of L’dor Va’dor, a bi-annual Torah journal, a mentor in Mesivta R.S.R.H., and has been a baal tokeia in K’hal Adath Jeshurun for more than thirty-five years. His penchant for tekias shofar has enabled him to traverse far and wide to bring to light the myriad of rich minhagei Yisrael from multitudes of beautiful communities within Klal Yisrael. His eye-opening feature articles that have appeared in the magazine section of Hamodia have generated wide interest. He uses his very extensive collection of horns, shofaros, shofar stories, and shofar manufacturing slides for presentations on all levels, from pre-schools, elementary schools, and mesivtos to seniors, Daf Yomi shiurim, and kollelim. He lives in Washington Heights with his wife, Debbie. Their many children and grandchildren live in Lakewood, NJ; Chestnut Ridge, NY; Monsey, NY; and Yerushalayim Ir Hakodesh.