The shofar in the Mikdash on Rosh Hashanah
Trumpets in times of trouble
Bamidbar 10:9
“With trumpets and the sound of the shofar”Tehillim 98:6
An ibex's horn — straight — its mouth plated with gold
Permissiveof an ibex, straight, its mouth plated with gold,
The gold sits below where the lips touch
The female ibex: shorter and straighter
Two trumpets at the sides — the shofar long, the trumpets short
Permissiveand two chatzotzros — trumpets — one at either side.
Permissivedraws its blast out long
Restrictivecut theirs short,
→ the mitzvah of the day is the shofar
Rosh Hashana 3:3
The Rosh Hashana Shofar in the Mikdash
שׁוֹפָר שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ
שׁוֹפָר שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
שֶׁל יָעֵל,
פָּשׁוּט,
וּפִיו מְצֻפֶּה זָהָב,
וּשְׁתֵּי חֲצוֹצְרוֹת מִן הַצְּדָדִין.
שׁוֹפָר מַאֲרִיךְ
וַחֲצוֹצְרוֹת מְקַצְּרוֹת,
שֶׁמִּצְוַת הַיּוֹם בַּשּׁוֹפָר: