We find an allusion to the Misva of Shofar in Parashat Nisavim, where the Torah warns, Pen Yesh Bachem Shoresh Poreh Rosh Velaana Lest there is among you a root of evil of rebellion (Debarim 29:17). The first letters of the phrase, Shoresh Poreh Rosh Velaana are Shin, Peh, Resh and Vav the…
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Rosh HaShanah
The Season of Teshuvah A special season known as Teshuvah, which in Hebrew means “to return or repent,” begins on the first day of the month of Elul and continues 40 days, ending with Yom Kippur. Thirty days into Teshuvah, on Tishrei l, comes Rosh HaShanah. This begins a final ten-day period beginning on Rosh…
The Human Dimension of Shofar
Based on a shiur by Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein Translated by David Strauss Enhance your deeds, do not break the covenant! Heaven’s enhancer shall heed your prayer, Which pleases Him better than sacrifices. O holy One. (from the Rosh Ha-shana liturgy) I. THE KINGSHIP OF THE SHOFAR When we think about shofar…
“Fortunate is the Nation Which Knows the Shofar Blasts”
The Midrash Rabba (Parashat Emor Chapter 29, Section 4) states regarding the verse, “Fortunate is the nation which knows the Shofar blasts”: “Rabbi Yoshiya said: Do the nations of the world not know how to blow? They have so many horns and so many trumpets! Rather, ‘The nation which knows the Shofar blasts,’ refers to…
Blowing the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah
It is a positive Torah commandment to hear the Shofar blasts on the day of Rosh Hashanah, as the verse states, “It shall be a day of [Shofar] blasts for you.” One may not speak between the various sets of Shofar blasts and certainly not during the blasts themselves. The Poskim disagree regarding whether or…
Daf Notes Chagigah Daf 8
Daf Notes is currently being dedicated to the neshamah of Tzvi Gershon Ben Yoel (Harvey Felsen) o”h May the studying of the Daf Notes be a zechus for his neshamah and may his soul find peace in Gan Eden and be bound up in the Bond of life. The braisa had stated: Beis Hillel…
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