MEANING
1)
Definition -
What does the word "Shofar" mean in the Halachic sense?
2)
Gematriya -
What allusion can we find in the name "Shofar," to its function?
1. Lecture for Rosh Hashanah Festival 5765 from 3:30, by Rabbi Maier Caplan
3)
At Har Sinai -
What was the function of the Shofar-blast at Har Sinai? What Shofar was used on that occasion, and why?
1. Mafteach to Shemos 19:13:3.1
2. Mafteach to Shemos 19:16:2.1, with notes
3. Yosef Da'as to Rosh Hashanah 29:p6, ד"ה הענין בזה
4)
On Rosh Hashanah -
Why did Hashem command us to blow the Shofar on this day?
