THE MEANING OF THE BLOWING OF THE SHOFAR (RAM’S HORN) ON ROSH HASHANAH The prayer said on the Jewish New Year mentions three conditions of ascending to the spiritual level called the New Year: 1. Kingdom 2. Memory 3. Blowing of the Shofar (ram’s horn) What does this mean? 1. Kingdom is the desire for the higher force of bestowal of love that created everything, and which sustains our soul of Adam HaRishon, to rule us instead of our egoism that currently rules us. 2. We have “memories” or informational genes (Reshimot) that are able to bring us to a state where we will discover our positive connection with each other to the same extent that we resemble the force of bestowal and love that sustains us at our root. 3. The way to achieve this is by blowing into the Shofar, or in other words, by raising the importance of love, bestowal and connection above the importance of egoistically receiving for personal benefit. The Hebrew word “Shofar” (“horn”) comes from the Aramaic word “Shufra” (“importance”).
