The main mitzva (commandment) of the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana is to hear the blowing of the shofar. More than the apples dipped in honey, more than the beautiful prayers, more than the festival meal, we must hear the shofar blown. This year, because the first day of Rosh Hashana is on Shabbat, we only have one opportunity to hear the shofar blown - on Sunday, the second day of Rosh Hashana.
The Torah was given in the presence of a strong, constantly increasing, shofar blast. The G-dly revelation at that time was so intense that "their souls flew out of their bodies"; they were taken out of their worldly boundaries and elevated to a much higher plane.
The "Great Shofar," which will be blown upon the arrival of Moshiach will also cause us to break out of the limitations of this physical world and reach to a higher level of existence. And the prerequisite for this transformation is the desire to change, which must be present now, before Moshiach has arrived.
The shofar inspires one to abandon one's previous level in order to reach higher levels. We can and must achieve an inner change. And the time for change is now, even before the Rosh Hashana begins.
May we hear, this year, the sounding of the Great Shofar in the rebuilt Holy Temple in Jerusalem with Moshiach, NOW!
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