Psychological Difficulty - Sounding the Shofar
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Question
With G-d's help Hello, For several years now, actually since the coronavirus pandemic, I have been struggling to go to the synagogue due to social anxiety and general anxiety, which existed long before, and an unstable mental state. Now I don't know what to do about the sounding of the shofar, which is a Torah commandment!
Answer
Hello
If going to hear the shofar will not harm your mental state, there is certainly a mitzvah to make an effort to fulfill the mitzvah of the shofar.
However, if you are in an unstable condition, and going might have a negative impact, you are exempt from going.
In most places where observant Jews live, there is an option to invite someone to blow the shofar at home for those who cannot leave their homes. Perhaps you can avail yourself of their help.
Wishing you a good and blessed year