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- The Torah refers to Rosh Hashanah as the “day of the [shofar] blast.” 1 Since Rosh Hashanah is two days long, we need to hear the shofar blown during the daytime hours of both of those days—unless the first day falls on Shabbat, in which case we blow the shofar only on the second day.
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The central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) is to hear the shofar being blown—often in synagogue, ideally as part of the prayer service. This year, listen to the blowing of the shofar on Oct. 3 and 4, 2024.
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When To Sound The Shofar. The shofar should be sounded during the day only, and not at night. The mitzvah can be fulfilled from sunrise until sunset; those who are diligent fulfill the mitzvah at the first possible opportunity.
The order of the shofar sounding is therefore as follows: After reciting the appropriate blessings, a tekiah is sounded, followed by shevarim, a teruah, and then another tekiah. This order is followed three times, for a total of twelve sounds [six tekiot, three shevarim and three teruot].
Sep 3, 2021 · The sounding of the shofar — during Judaism’s high holydays of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur —has two purposes: as a call to war and as a proclamation of freedom.
- Reminiscent of the Coronation of a King. The sound of the shofar is analogous to the trumpet-blasts that announce the coronation of a king. On Rosh Hashanah, God created the world and assumed the role of its Sovereign, and in the sounding of the shofar we acknowledge Him as our King.
- Stirs Our Conscience. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the 10 Days of Penitence, and the shofar is sounded to stir our conscience, to confront our past errors and return to God, who is ever ready to welcome the penitent.
- Reminds Us of Sinai Revelation. The shofar is reminiscent of God’s revelation at Sinai, which was accompanied by the sounding of a shofar. It thus reminds us of our destiny — to be a people of Torah, to pursue its study and to practice its commandments.
- Like the Exhortations of the Prophets. The sound of the shofar is reminiscent of the exhortations of the prophets whose voices rang out like a shofar in denouncing their people’s wrongdoing, and in calling them to the service of God and man.
In preparation for the High Holidays, we blow the Shofar each morning throughout the month of Elul, the final month of the Jewish year. Every morning, the Shofar reminds us of the holiness of Rosh HaShanah, marking the start of the New Year that lies ahead.
This year the shofar is blown on the both days of Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday 7 September and Wednesday 8 September, at any time during the day. On Rosh Hashanah we only blow for the Mitzvah, not for practice.
