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    What is the main mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah?

    Hearing the blowing of the shofar

    Source: Bamidbar 29:1

    In detail

    The main mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah is hearing the shofar, a ram's horn blown with specific patterns: Tekiah (long blast), Shevarim (three medium blasts), Teruah (nine short blasts). The shofar serves as a spiritual wake-up call to repentance, recalls the Binding of Isaac (ram), and heralds God's kingship.

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