Standing vs Sitting

• The Ashkenaz custom is for the community to stand for all of the tekiot. The Sefardic custom is for the community to sit for the first 30 blasts. In fact, these blasts are called tekiot demeyushav (the sitting tekiot). According to all opinions, the community should stand while the brachot are being recited. The one blowing the Shofar must stand during the brachot and the blowing.

One who uses a hearing aid but can also hear without one should remove his hearing aid for the shofar blowing so he can hear the sound with his natural hearing.