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30 Friday, September 12, 1980
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Sound of the Shofar
a Call to Assembly
Wishing all our friends
and relatives a happy and
healthy New Year
By IRVING GREENBERG
National Jewish Conference
Center
"In the seventh month, on
the first day of the month,
you shall observe a sacred
occasion; you shall not
work. You shall observe it
as a day of sounding the
horn" (Numbers 29:1; see
also Leviticus 23:24).
Although the Torah does
not refer to Rosh Hashana
by the name Rosh Hashana,
nor eve as the Day of Judg-
ment, it continually refers
to this holiday as a day on
which we sound the shofar.
The primary meaning of
the shofar blast is the coro-
nation theme — a symbolic
declaration of faith in God
as ruler of the world. "The
Lord ascends (His throne)
amidst a loud sound. God
(rises) amidst the sound of
the shofar" (Psalm 47.6).
The Bible plays this
theme down because in
ancient Near Eastern di-
vine coronation cere-
monies believers thought
they gave their God
strength to rule through
the magic of ritual. How-
ever, this is the primary
theme of the day.
God's coronation is also
the theme of the royal or
sovereignty section (mal-
khuyot) — the first special
section of the Amidah repet-
ition — which ends with a
shofar sounding.
The theme of God's rule,
in turn, suggest the trial.
(One should not overlook
this aspect of the Shofar
either. It is like a court proc-
lamation: "This court is in
session, the Divine Judge
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The other major meaning
in the shofar blowing is its
function as an alarm — to
awaken people to repen-
tence, in the 11th hour.
"Wake up from your deep
sleep, you who are fast as-
leep, search your deeds and
'repent; remember your
Creator . . . examine your
souls, mend your ways and
deeds. Let everyone give up
his evil way and bad pur-
poses" (Maimonides).
Still another major mean-
ing is its reminder of Isaac's
sacrifice, the Akeda. Isaac's
sacrifice, which is referred
to repeatedly in the liturgy
of the High Holy Days, is
the symbol of Jewish self-
sacrifice for God's sake
thoughout the ages. It also
serves as a Jewish 'mystery'
symbol, a 'vicarious atone-
ment' theme for us in the
time of the trial.
Jews do not stand in the
dock alone, but we are ac-
companied by the genera-
tions who have preceded
this one. We are sustained
by their sacrifices and
merits.
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turn it into a defense.
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