Commentary for Rosh Hashanah 57:4
ת"ש נתכוון שומע ולא נתכוון משמיע נתכוון משמיע ולא נתכוון שומע לא יצא עד שיתכוון שומע ומשמיע קתני משמיע דומיא דשומע מה שומע שומע לעצמו אף משמיע משמיע לעצמו וקתני לא יצא
- There is a difference on this point between Tannaim, as it has been taught: The hearer hears for himself, and the performer performs for all and sundry.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'according to his way'; i.e., he need not consciously perform for the benefit of the listener.');"><sup>3</sup></span> R'Jose said: This applies only to a congregational reader, but an ordinary individual does not perform his religious duty until both the hearer and the performer put their mind to it.
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