Podcasts religion Time for Torah: By Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Zt"l Rosh Hashana: Shofar - The Cry of the Soul

Rosh Hashana: Shofar - The Cry of the Soul

Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 10 p.m.

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Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on \\u05e8\\u05d0\\u05e9 \\u05d4\\u05e9\\u05e0\\u05d4\\u200e.

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Discussed:

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  • Why does the Torah call Rosh Hashana a Yom Teruah (referring to Shofar) which is only one of the Mitzvos of the day, but nowhere is it mentioned that it's the beginning of the new year and a day of judgment - the defining feature of the holiday?
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  • What are the connections between the 4 places the Torah mentions the Shofar that are all incorporated in the Bracha of Shofros in Musaf; The Akida, Matan Torah, The Mitzvah on Rosh Hashana, and the future Geulah?
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  • The Vilna Goan explains that "\\u05e7\\u05d5\\u05dc" signifies a sound with no meaning, so too the Shofar is the language of the heart and is intended to be primitive without eloquence.
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