Answer To Riddle

The ערוך השלחן (O.Ch.581:12) writes,

“It is forbidden to blow Shofar the entire month of

Ellul , in the night time, even if it’s done just for

practice. The reason is, not to awaken the negative 

forces of the night.”(Kabbalistic)

The טור (O.Ch. 581) writes that in אשכנז

the Minhag is to blow Shofar every morning

and evening (בכל בקר וערב )

R. Moishe zt”l (Igros Moishe O.Ch. 4, 21,) writes

“It is מסתבר (makes sense) Erev is not 

in the night-time , but  during the daytime,

either after Mincha* or after early Ma’ariv. (They

used to Daven Ma’ariv in the daytime).”

*The Chaya Adam, brings the Minhag of blowing

after Mincha