Blowing the Shofar with an Invalid Shofar in the Month of Elul
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Question
Is it permissible to hear the sound of the shofar these days using an invalid shofar before the prayer 'The Lord is my light and my salvation'?
Answer
Shalom and blessings,
This is merely a custom, and changes in sound do not invalidate these blasts. Therefore, even if there is a hole in the shofar or similar issues, the custom is fulfilled.
However, if it involves a cow's horn or the horn of an animal that is not kosher for shofar blowing, it is not considered a shofar, and the custom is not fulfilled.
Wishing you a good inscription and sealing in the Book of Life.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 581, Paragraph 1).