{"id":17130,"date":"2018-08-31T12:58:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T12:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishaction.com\/?p=17130"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:20:53","slug":"rav-significance-shofar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishaction.com\/religion\/shabbat-holidays\/rosh-hashanah\/rav-significance-shofar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rav on the Significance of the Shofar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ouwp\/images\/v1679412551\/Jewishaction\/shofar\/shofar.jpg?_i=AA\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-post-17130 wp-image-17098\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxMDI0IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUxMiI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSI+PGFuaW1hdGUgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0iZmlsbCIgdmFsdWVzPSJyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuNSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjEpO3JnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KSIgZHVyPSIycyIgcmVwZWF0Q291bnQ9ImluZGVmaW5pdGUiIC8+PC9yZWN0Pjwvc3ZnPg==\" alt=\"\" data-public-id=\"Jewishaction\/shofar\/shofar.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1679412551\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"1024 512\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his <em>kinot teshuvah derashot<\/em>, the Rav would often speak about the significance of and meaning behind the mitzvah of shofar.<\/p>\n<p>It was the genius of the Rav that his <em>kinot teshuvah derashot<\/em> remained rooted in the halachic sphere and primarily based on <em>lamdut<\/em> related to a text (often the Rambam). At the same time, they contained powerful ideas related to the loftiness and unique holiness of the day\u2014the <em>kedushat hayom<\/em> of the Yamim Noraim. The Rav would address the seeming contradictory nature of the mitzvah of <em>tekiat shofar<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Rambam insists that the very essence of the mitzvah is <em>lishmo\u2019a<\/em>, to hear the shofar; indeed the \u201c<em>cheftza shel mitzvah <\/em>(object of the mitzvah) is not the shofar, but the <em>kol<\/em>, the sound of the shofar itself. Nevertheless, the individual blowing the shofar is required to have <em>kavanah <\/em>(intent) to do the mitzvah. How is one to understand this seeming paradox?<\/p>\n<p>In Brisker terminology, the Rav explained, the blowing of the shofar constitutes the <em>ma\u2019aseh mitzvah<\/em>\u2014the act related to the performance of the mitzvah\u2014while listening to the <em>kol shofar,<\/em> the <em>shemiah<\/em>, represents the <em>kiyum hamitzvah<\/em>\u2014the actual fulfillment of the mitzvah by the individual. There are, according to the Rav, <em>mitzvot<\/em> where one is required to perform a prescribed act, but the actual <em>kiyum<\/em>\u2014the true fulfillment of the mitzvah\u2014relates to the <em>kiyum she\u2019b\u2019lev<\/em>, the effect the mitzvah has upon one\u2019s heart. <em>Mitzvot<\/em> such as <em>tefillah<\/em> (prayer), <em>aveilut<\/em> (mourning), <em>simchat haregel<\/em> (joy of the holidays) may have external actions associated with them, but their actual fulfillment depends upon the extent to which the activities express one\u2019s innermost feelings. In repentance, Viduy, the confession, constitutes the <em>ma\u2019aseh mitzvah<\/em> while <em>teshuvah <\/em>is the <em>kiyum she\u2019b\u2019lev<\/em>. Similarly, the mere mechanical act of blowing the shofar is a <em>ma\u2019aseh mitzvah<\/em> but lacking in <em>kiyum<\/em>, fulfillment of the mitzvah, unless the <em>kol<\/em> has been heard and its message internalized.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The shofar, a cry beyond words, a mitzvah which consists of the very breath of man, expresses that which ultimately cannot be expressed by us in words but is all the more meaningful.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Rav understood well that the normative performance of a mitzvah, such as shofar, requires precise and specific actions to conform to the strictures of the mitzvah, and in this regard, all who perform the mitzvah are equal. However, regarding <em>kiyum she\u2019b\u2019lev<\/em>, the Rav believed that the fulfillment could indeed vary depending upon the extent that mitzvah affects an individual\u2019s consciousness and touches his heart. The <em>kolot<\/em> of the shofar, as defined by halachah (<em>tekiah, shevarim, teruah<\/em>), are sounds of a cry or a wail, but speak to us in various ways. The Rav at different times emphasized different approaches to their interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>The Rav often cited the Rambam (<em>Hilchot Teshuvah<\/em>, 3:4): <em>Even though the sounding of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is a decree, it contains an allusion. It is as if [the shofar\u2019s call] is saying: \u201cWake up you somnolent from your sleep and you who slumber, arise. Inspect your deeds, repent, remember your Creator . . . .\u201d <\/em>\u201c[In this Rambam,] the shofar is a call, as if from the Almighty, calling us back to him\u2014a call to <em>teshuvah,<\/em> to repentance,\u201d the Rav wrote.<\/p>\n<p>At other times the Rav would quote the Ramban, who emphasizes the merger of the sounding of the shofar with the process of prayer with the <em>berachot<\/em> of Malchuyot, Zichronot and Shofarot, which express the essence of <em>kedushat hayom<\/em> of Rosh Hashanah. The <em>kol shofar<\/em> itself is a <em>kiyum<\/em> of <em>tefillah,<\/em> of calling out to Hashem at our time of supreme judgment. In standing before Hashem, we are limited to words in expressing our innermost emotions. The shofar, a cry beyond words, a mitzvah which consists of the very breath of man, expresses that which ultimately cannot be expressed by us in words but is all the more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>This dual purpose of the shofar is reflected in the duality inherent in the mitzvah\u2014the <em>tekiah<\/em> and the <em>shemiah<\/em>\u2014the sounding of the shofar and the listening to its voice. The Rav adds beautifully that the experience of sin splits the human personality and divides it from its innermost being. The mitzvah of shofar, itself split between the <em>toke\u2019a <\/em>and the <em>shome\u2019a<\/em>, seeks to restore the unity of the total individual, as he performs the act of <em>teshuvah<\/em>. The <em>toke\u2019a<\/em>, who sounds the alarm, calls to the <em>shome\u2019a <\/em>as he listens and stands before Hashem in judgment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Rabbi Dr. Stanley Boylan is vice president of undergraduate education and dean of faculties at Touro University.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shofar, a cry beyond words, a mitzvah which consists of the very breath of man, expresses that which ultimately cannot be expressed by us in words but is all the more meaningful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":17098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rosh-hashanah","category-the-rav","issues-fall-20185779"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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