Eretz Yisroel: According to a Kol Chai Radio report, rabbanim have issued a warning to people buying a shofar this Elul to be well aware of the origin of the particular shofar they are purchasing.
Apparently, there are shofaros originating in Morocco which have cracks and have been glued, rendering them posul.
Rabbanim generally re-issue a warning before Elul for well-intending consumers to know where they purchase a shofar since not everything that appears kosher to perform the mitzvah is.
In this case, the glued areas are apparently not easily detected. One must make certain a shofar has a proper hechsher that ensures it origin and the process were both under a reliable supervision and that the shofar is kosher to perform this ever important mitzvah.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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This sounds too much like the false rumors about Maroccan Esrogim. Some years a mocher esrogim from Israel started a story that Moroccan Esrogim were posul. (He didn’t appreciate the competition.) The story took on legs and is oft quoted as truthful in the frum community.
Is someone who is selling Shofars with a hechsher (new gimmick) trying to drum up business?
Before publishing this story, I think real independent confirmation should be sought.
Do shoforos have a valid hechsher sticker on them?