Yom Teruah – Trumpets
Importance: High – it is commanded
Mood: Jubilant, celebratory
Background: This was originally known as Yom Teruah, the Feast of Trumpets. The Holman translation renders it “a day of jubilation” but the Hebrew text literally reads “yom teruah” or “a day of blowing” (cp Strongs’ 3117 + 8643). It was later that this became the Jewish new year (Rosh HaShanah). On this day, the blowing of a ram’s horn, or shofar, calls us to prepare for the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).
Practice: As commanded, we rest on that day and remember Hashem’s many mercies. In the evening, we party around a fire and some even blow a shofar in celebration! The blowing of the shofar comes from Numbers 29:1
Biblical Support: (Leviticus 23:24) Nowhere in the Torah is the holiday called Rosh Hashanah. In Leviticus 23:24 it is referred to as "a day of jubilation". In Ezekiel 40:1 the day is referred to as "the beginning of the year" and not the first day of the year. Discussion of this feast can also be found at: Leviticus 23:24-25; Numbers 29:1; Nehemiah 8:1-12; Ezekiel 40:1.
Mood: Jubilant, celebratory
Background: This was originally known as Yom Teruah, the Feast of Trumpets. The Holman translation renders it “a day of jubilation” but the Hebrew text literally reads “yom teruah” or “a day of blowing” (cp Strongs’ 3117 + 8643). It was later that this became the Jewish new year (Rosh HaShanah). On this day, the blowing of a ram’s horn, or shofar, calls us to prepare for the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).
Practice: As commanded, we rest on that day and remember Hashem’s many mercies. In the evening, we party around a fire and some even blow a shofar in celebration! The blowing of the shofar comes from Numbers 29:1
- Numbers 29:1 HCSB "You are to hold a sacred assembly in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, and you are not to do any daily work. This will be a day of jubilation for you.
Biblical Support: (Leviticus 23:24) Nowhere in the Torah is the holiday called Rosh Hashanah. In Leviticus 23:24 it is referred to as "a day of jubilation". In Ezekiel 40:1 the day is referred to as "the beginning of the year" and not the first day of the year. Discussion of this feast can also be found at: Leviticus 23:24-25; Numbers 29:1; Nehemiah 8:1-12; Ezekiel 40:1.
