THE BLOWING OF THE SHOFAR ON YOM TERUAH
Feast of Trumpets, Yom Teruah, Day of Awe

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Here is a good explanation of shofar blowing

The sounds have been established in detail by centuries of tradition. There are four different sounds associated with the Feast of Trumpet's service.

These sounds are explained as follows:

  • Tekiah - A pure unbroken sound that calls man to search his heart, abandon his evil ways, and seek forgiveness through repentance.

  • Shevarim - Three trembling notes typifying sorrow that for wrongdoing and desire for change.

  • Teruah - Nine very short notes sounding one after the other, like sobbing.

  • Tekiah Gedolah - The prolonged, unbroken sound typifying a final invitation for Messiah to return to a repentant and perfect people. 

So the trumpet blasts in the service of Trumpets look like this:

Tekiah           Shevarim    Teruah                  Tekiah                    Gedolah

________   __  __  __  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ = 14

________   __  __  __  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ = 14

________   __  __  __  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________________ = 14

14 is the number of David’s name.

Shofar songs: 

Yom Teruah
Horn of a Unicorn
Shattered Pot

RIDDLE:  What does 14 have to do with Matthew 1 and the genealogy of the Messiah?

A total of one hundred notes are sounded, beginning with thirty blasts immediately after the Reading of the Law.  Then blow thirty more during the silent Additional Service prayer (amidah), another thirty during the reader's repetition of the prayer, and the remaining notes at the end.  

Here is a fairly easy way to celebrate the Trumpets.  You need a “Tekia Master,” Singers and a Reader.

Reader: Leviticus 23:24, 25.  "Say to the people of Israel, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation.   You shall do no laborious work; and you shall present an offering by fire to Yahweh." 

Here are ten reasons for the Trumpet blasts:

1. The Day of Trumpets supposedly marks the beginning of Creation.  (Psalm 98:6)

2. Trumpets is the first of the ten the days of Teshuvah. (Season of Repentance before Yom Kippur)

3. Trumpets reminds us of our stand at the foot of Mount Sinai and promised to be obedient. (Exodus 19:19) (Exodus. 24:7)

4. Trumpets reminds us of the words of the prophets – words like the sounding of a horn. (Ezekiel 33:4-5)

5. Trumpets reminds us of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Jeremiah 4:19). When we hear the sound of the ram's-horn, we understand that we are his rebuilt temple and we rejoice.  (2 Corinthians 6:16)

6. Trumpets reminds us of the binding of Isaac who, like Yahshua, offered himself.  The sacrificial ram was caught in the thicket by the horn.  (Genesis 22:13)

7. The blowing of the ram's horn causes us to fear enough so as to bend our wills to the Creator. (Amos 3:6) 

8. Trumpets reminds us of the great judgment and the subsequent Millennium rule. (Zephaniah 1:14-16)

9. Trumpets reminds us of the gathering of the dispersed two houses of Israel, that we may passionately long for this re-gathering. (Isaiah 27:13)

10. Trumpets reminds us of the resurrection of the dead, that we may believe in it. (Isaiah 18:3)

Teruah Master: I am prepared to fulfill Yahweh’s commandment to blow the shofar as it is prescribed in the Torah, “this shall be a day of blowing unto you.”

ALL: Blessed are You, Yahweh our Elohim, Ruler of the universe, who makes us holy with commands and calls us to hear the sound of the shofar.  (Baruch atah, Yahweh elohainu, melech haolam, ahshair keedshanu bimetzvotav vtzevanu leeshmoah kol shofar.) 

Singers “Sound the Shofar on the Day of Awe.”  (The music is at the bottom of the page.  With the three repetitions, the group will have heard all the shofar notes traditionally expected on Trumpets.)

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FIRST ROUND OF BLOWING

Yom Teruah is the Day of Awe!

The Feast of Trumpets and the Court of Law.

Sound the Shofar in the meeting hall,

sound each doleful trumpet call!

First, sound Tekiah! (one note 4 beats)

then, sound Shevarim! (three notes one beat each)

now, the Teruah! (4 eight notes, 4 sixteenth notes, 1 eighth note)

finally, a Tekiah once again. (one note 3 beats)

SECOND ROUND

Yom Teruah is the Day of Awe!

The Feast of Trumpets and the Court of Law.

Sound the Shofar in the meeting hall,

sound each doleful trumpet call!

First, sound Tekiah! (one note 4 beats)

then, sound Shevarim! (three notes one beat each)

now, the Teruah! (4 eight notes, 4 sixteenth notes, 1 eighth note)

finally, a Tekiah once again. (one note 3 beats)

THIRD ROUND

Yom Teruah is the Day of Awe!

The Feast of Trumpets and the Court of Law.

Sound the Shofar in the meeting hall,

sound each doleful trumpet call!

First, sound Tekiah! (one note 4 beats)

then, sound Shevarim! (three notes one beat each)

now, the Teruah! (4 eight notes, 4 sixteenth notes, 1 eighth note)

Last, the Tekiah, Tekiah Gedolah,

takes the longest of breaths that we may draw.

So our Messiah, Yahshua Messiah,

may hear our Gedolah and return on this Day of Awe.  (one note 16 beats)

This is the Feast of Trumpets!

Reader:  "Wake up! Wake up, everyone who is asleep! Remember Elohim, your Creator! Instead of going around doing things that are not important or worthwhile, take some time to think about what you can do to make yourself into a better person. Give up doing bad things!" - Maimonides

ALL: Blessed are You, Yahweh our Elohim, Ruler of the universe, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this season.  (Baruch atah, Yahweh elohainu, melech haolam, shehecheyanu vikeemanu v'heegeanu lozzmon hazeh.)  Amein.

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