The Mitzva Of Rosh Hashana
לשמוע קול שופר
Is different than the minhag of Elul’s shofar
Chazal ordained blowing the shofar
Not hearing it
Like after Yom Kippur
1-Why don’t we make a brocho
Like other תקנות חז״ל?
2-The ordinance is for Rosh Chodesh only
Why do we continue blowing the entire month?
3-Women are exempt from Rosh Hashana’s shofar
They come to hear anyway
Why do they ignore Elul’s shofar?
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The Three רגלים
Are also three of the four מועדים
What’s the fourth מועד?
It’s hinted at toward the end of parshas Ekev
The Arizal aligns these four
With the four זכירות
We’re obligated to verbalize daily
מעמד הר סיני
מעשה עמלק
מעשה מרים
יציאת מצרים
The Baal Shem Tov says
The neshama of your Shabbos meal
Is the Torah shared at the table
Which זכירה corresponds to which מועד?
Ask the knights of your four legged Shabbos table
באי כלה באי כלה
Shabbos Mevorchim Elul Shalom
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