What is the required order and number of shofar blasts?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules: TaSHRaT (tekiah-shevarim-teruah-tekiah) three times, TaSHaT (tekiah-shevarim-tekiah) three times, TaRaT (tekiah-teruah-tekiah) three times, totaling 30 blasts.
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