IT IS A DAY OF BLOWING THE HORN.¹. Literally, a day of tru’ah. I.E.’s interpretation of yom tru’ah is, a day of sounding a tru’ah. It is a commandment to sound a tru’ah.² is a wavering blast. If this statement referred to the burnt offering offered on this day,³ then why is it not mentioned with regard to the other festivals?⁴ was to the sound to be played over the burnt offerings on the festivals cited in Num. 10:10, then the Torah should have mentioned the sounding of the tru’ah with regard to the other festivals. Furthermore, the Torah tells us to sound a teki’ah⁵ over the burnt offerings, not a tru’ah.⁶. If the reference was to the sound played over the burnt offerings, the Torah would have spoken of a teki’ah.

footnotes: ¹ Hebrew, yom tru’ah ² A tru’ah ³ The Torah tells us to sound the trumpets over the special burnt offerings that were offered on the festivals. See Num. 10:10. ⁴ If the reference of yom tru’ah ⁵ A steady blast. ⁶ Our verse speaks of a tru’ah

ONE YOUNG BULLOCK. Brought by the congregation. The same applies to one ram. The reference is not to the bullock and ram offered by the kohen gadol (high priest).⁷I believe that the ram mentioned in the Torah portion *Achare mot,*⁸ which the kohen took from the people,⁹ is not the ram mentioned in our verse, for Scripture says, with regard to the high priest’s ram and the ram of the people, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people (Lev. 16:24).¹⁰ (the burnt offering of the people). The fact that there are seven additional lambs¹¹ is proof of this.¹² in our chapter was accompanied by seven lambs, while the ram spoken of in Leviticus was not so accompanied. The one he-goat for a sin offering¹³ is not to be identified with one of the he-goats chosen by lot.¹⁴ Scripture therefore states,¹⁵ beside the sin-offering of atonement (v. 11) mentioned in the Torah portion Achare mot.¹⁶ (v. 11) is, beside the sin offering (the he-goat) mentioned in the Torah portion Achare mot.

footnotes: ⁷ See Lev. 16:3. These came from the high priest’s personal property. ⁸ Lev. 16:5. ⁹ To offer as a sacrifice. ¹⁰ The Torah does not designate the ram in our verse as an olat ha’am ¹¹ Offered along with the bullock and ram spoken of in our verse. ¹² That the ram spoken of in our verse is not to be identified with the ram spoken of in Lev. 16. For the ram offered by the kohen ¹³ Spoken of in verse 11. ¹⁴ Mentioned in Lev. 16:6-9. ¹⁵ With regard to the he-goat. ¹⁶ Lev. 16:9. In other words, the meaning of beside the sin-offering of atonement

A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY. I have already explained the meaning of the term atzeret (a solemn assembly).¹⁷

footnotes: ¹⁷ See I.E. on Lev. 23:36.

OR YOUR MEAL-OFFERINGS, OR YOUR DRINK-OFFERINGS. To each and every burnt offering, in accordance with its law.