The Calendar עִנְיְנֵי דְּיוֹמָא
The Torah tells us to keep Rosh Hashanah in two different pesukim, and it doesn’t call it “Rosh Hashanah” in either one! Check it out.
דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם שַׁבָּתוֹן זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ׃
Speak to Benei Yisrael and tell them: On the first day of the seventh month you will have a holiday like Shabbat: Remembrance of the Teru’ah.
וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם כׇּל מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם׃
On the first day of the seventh month, you will have a holiday. Do not do any work. It will be the Day of Teru’ah for you.
In both pesukim, the holiday is described as a time for תְּרוּעָה (teru’ah), which is the main sound of the shofar. This is how we know that there is a mitzvah to hear the shofar on Rosh Hashanah.
- Did you know the Torah says the shofar is the main part of Rosh Hashanah? What does that teach us about Rosh Hashanah?
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