Repost: Rosh Hashanah in Yerushalaim 1905: The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbos

The Psak from the Rif, and the precedent of the Maasah Rav

The fascinating history of Reb Akiva Yosef Schlesinger including:

-His migration to Eretz Yisroel

-The Zionists attempt to claim him as one of their own

- His polarizing quest to blow shofer on shabbos