Commentary for Shabbat 71:1

לתינוק בציבור נמי חזי לגמע לתינוק עני ותו הא דתניא כשם שמטלטלין את השופר כך מטלטלין את חצוצרות מני אלא לא קשיא הא ר' יהודה הא ר' שמעון הא ר' נחמיה

Then in the case of a community['s] too, it is fit for giving a drink to a poor child?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The community has to look after him, and therefore the community's shofar may be used for this purpose. ');">¹</span> Moreover, as to what was taught: 'Just as a <i>shofar</i> may be moved, so may a trumpet be moved': with whom does that agree? — Rather [reply thus]; there is no difficulty: one agrees with R. Judah, one with R. Simeon, and one with R. Nehemiah;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' (i) R. Judah holds that a shofar may be moved, since it can be put to a permitted use, but not a trumpet. This can be used only in a way that is forbidden on the Sabbath, sc. drawing a blast, and is therefore mukzeh (q.v. Glos.), the handling of which R. Judah prohibits on the Sabbath, (ii) R. Simeon holds that mukzeh may be handled, hence both may be moved. (iii) R. Nehemiah holds that a utensil may be handled only for its normal use: hence both are forbidden: ');">²</span>

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