אִם־יִתָּקַ֤ע שׁוֹפָר֙ בְּעִ֔יר וְעָ֖ם לֹ֣א יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ אִם־תִּהְיֶ֤ה רָעָה֙ בְּעִ֔יר וַיהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א עָשָֽׂה׃
Mungkinkah sangkakala ditiup di sebuah kota tanpa membuat rakyat gemetar? Mungkinkah malapetaka menimpa sebuah kota jika Yang Mahakekal tidak menjadikannya?
Zera Kodesh
6 Should he say: “Blow the horn on the new moon etc,” (psalms 81:4) On the renewal of the kingship of H’, may He be blessed, blow the horn to threaten and instill fear upon the ministers of the nations of the world because it is the nature of the shofar to awaken fear, as it says:” When a ram’s horn is sounded in the town, do the people not take alarm? (Amos 3:6). With the shofar we instill fear upon the ministers of the nations of the world so they’ll refrain from approaching to accuse us. And, indeed, for us it is a great joy on Rosh haShanah and a great Holy Day as it is the revelation of the kingship of Him, Whose name be praised. Only we conceal and hide the joy of the festival day; and this is the meaning of:”...on the full moon for our feast day” (conclusion of Psalms 81:4). For we cover the joy and the festival in order to arouse fear and terror in the ministers of the nations of the world as has been explained earlier.