Rosh Hashanah 5787
from The One Pasuk Podcast Hosted by Rabbi Chaim Poupko, Rabbi Daniel Goldberg, Rabbi Akiva Block
Rosh Hashanah 5787 🍏🍎🍯 ספר ויקרא פרק כג פסוק כד דבר אל בני ישראל לאמר בחדש השביעי באחד לחדש יהיה לכם שבתון זכרון תרועה מקרא קדש׃ Sefer Vayikra Chapter 23 Verse 24 Speak to the Israelite people thus: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe complete rest, a sacred occasion commemorated with loud blasts.
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The Englewood Rabbis explore the phrase ”zichron teruah” (remembrance of shofar sounding) which the sages connect to years like this one when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos and the shofar isn’t blown. They discuss how this phrase reframes the mitzvah of shofar as fundamentally internal — a wordless prayer and act of kavanah rather than just an external sound — and debate whether listening to the shofar should center on personal reflection or on affirming Hashem’s kingship as a community. Along the way, they trade candid reflections on their own creative process for writing sermons, drawing parallels between Torah insight and everyday inspiration. The episode closes by tying the theme of shofar back to communal unity, arguing that its deepest purpose is less about the sound itself and more about what it stirs within each listener.
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