Rosh Hashana - Parshas Ha'azinu 5785
- Torah Tavlin
- Oct 2, 2024
- 1 min read
Chacham Rabbeinu Saadia Gaon zt”l would say:
“The shofar foreshadows the jubilant proclamation of freedom, when Israel’s exiled and homeless are to return to the Holy Land. It calls us to believe in Israel’s deliverance at all times and under all circumstances.”
Gerrer Rebbe, R’ Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter zt”l (Sefas Emes) would say:
“Shabbos Shuva is the first Shabbos of the new year and the Jewish people must be careful in its observance, as Chazal say: ‘Had the Jewish people kept the first Shabbos (in the desert), no nation or people would ever be able to conquer them.’ Since Rosh Hashana starts the New Year, the first Shabbos of the year ‘sets the tone’ for the rest of the year.”