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Why isn't it a bad omen when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos (שבת) and no shofar is blown? The shiur develops a chiddush that Shabbos represents God's return to creation rather than mere cessation of work. When God places Himself back into the world on Shabbos, this inherent malchus accomplishes what shofar's kabbalas malchus Shamayim normally achieves.
This profound shiur examines a machloket in the Gemara (גמרא) Rosh Hashanah regarding years that begin without the blowing of shofar. The Gemara states that any year where shofar is not blown at the beginning will be a bad year at the end. However, the Tosafos (תוספות) brings the Ba'al HaGehonim (Bahag) who distinguishes between cases of oness (unavoidable circumstances) and when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos (שבת) - only the former results in a bad year. The fundamental question addressed is what creates this difference. Some Acharonim suggest that when Rabbanan prohibited shofar on Shabbos, they uprooted the entire mitzvah (מצוה) (oiker l'chiyuv), making it fundamentally different from oness where the obligation exists but cannot be fulfilled. However, Rabbi Zweig questions this approach both on lamdus grounds and practical application.
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Rosh Hashanah - tazayin kol shanah
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