Illuminating the Essence of the Yomim Noraim Shofaros - The Call of the Shofar Throughout Time (5780)
Sep 10, 2020
Explore the profound significance of the shofar, a symbol that calls for redemption and change. Discover how this ancient instrument promotes goodness while combating evil, especially during Rosh Hashanah. Delve into its transformative power as it awakens spiritual awareness, steering from judgment to mercy. Historical insights reveal the shofar's connection to pivotal biblical events, emphasizing its role in personal transformation during the High Holidays.
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Shofar As Wake-Up And Divine Channel
- The shofar's primary role is to wake us and shift us from strict judgment to mercy by strengthening good and weakening evil.
- Rabbi Meir Bulman connects the shofar sound to our tefillot ascending and prompting Hashem's merciful response.
Mussaf Shofar Points To Sinai
- The shofar section in Mussaf surprisingly focuses on Matan Torah imagery, not Rosh Hashanah themes like teshuva directly.
- This links the annual shofar to a historical revelation that reoriented good and evil in the world.
Ramchal: Shofar Strengthens Good
- Ramchal explains the shofar's root purpose: to strengthen the good and suppress the bad across history.
- The giving of Torah made good a viable power able to contend with evil, with the shofar catalyzing that shift.
