{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"\u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05ea","provider_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/","author_name":"Dmitry Kagan","author_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/author\/dk\/","title":"The Mitzva of Shofar -","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fg8frxL3yZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/shabbat-and-festivals\/rosh-ha-shana\/the-mitzva-of-shofar\/\">The Mitzva of Shofar<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/shabbat-and-festivals\/rosh-ha-shana\/the-mitzva-of-shofar\/embed\/#?secret=fg8frxL3yZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Mitzva of Shofar&#8221; &#8212; \u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05ea\" data-secret=\"fg8frxL3yZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/yahadut.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06-34-08.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1620,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"There is a Torah obligation to hear the shofar on Rosh Ha-shana, and therefore the holiday is referred to as \u201cThe Day of Sound-Blast\u201d (Yom Teru\u2019a). Teru\u2019a refers to broken, cut-off sounds which express apprehension and a broken heart. The teru\u2019a is preceded and followed by the teki\u2019a, which is a long, unbroken sound. Having the teru\u2019a followed by the teki\u2019a represents the breakdown of an existing structure in preparation for what comes next. On Rosh Ha-shana we are commanded to hear three sets of shofar blasts \u2013 teki\u2019a, teru\u2019a, teki\u2019a \u2013 for a total of nine blasts. There are three possibilities for how the teru\u2019a expressed brokenness and sorrow: medium-length sounds (which are now called shevarim), reminiscent of someone sighing; shorter blasts (which are now called teru\u2019a), like someone heaving with sobs; or both types of blasts (which are now called shevarim&#8211;teru\u2019a), like a person in pain who starts ..."}