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The Blast of the Shofar

The Blast of the Shofar

Jacobson, Rabbi Simon
September 21, 2022

“On the anniversary of the day on which the first human being possessing a Divine soul was created, we blow the shofar.

 

On this day G-d breathed the soul of life into man. And now every Rosh Hashana man blows his breath—the breath that G-d breathed into him—through a ram’s horn in order to hear the sound of his soul reverberate.

 

The ram, a male sheep…is the most gentle and innocent of creatures, untainted by the aggressive nature of other animals.

 

The ram reminds us that our soul is that part of ourselves that is gentle and innocent, untainted by the aggressive, manipulative world we inhabit… the ram’s horn…produces the haunting, resonating, piercing cry that most closely approximates the pure sound of the soul.”

 

Enhance your Rosh Hashanah by learning about the meaning behind hearing the Shofar on this Holy Day:

https://bit.ly/BlastOfTheShofar

https://bit.ly/ShofarInsights

https://bit.ly/ShofarGuide