What is the status of a barrel or sealed container for hearing shofar?
Synopsis
A large barrel functions similarly to a pit: direct sound inside fulfills obligation, but echo heard by those in the barrel does not. Even those inside a barrel may hear echo.
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What is the halakhic status of hearing shofar sounds from within a pit or cave?
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If one begins sounding in a pit and then exits, do they fulfill the obligation?
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Does one fulfill the obligation when hearing only part of the sounding in an obligatory state?
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What if the sounder exits the pit mid-sounding; do listeners outside fulfill?
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What is the status of one sounding on behalf of another in an unintentional manner?
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Does the sounder inside the pit fulfill while others outside hear?
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What intent is required from the sounder to discharge outside listeners' obligation?
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Does the listener inside the pit need to fulfill with the sounder inside or outside?
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