Today, as we once again listen to the call of the Shofar, we are reminded of our yearning for the sound of the Great Shofar, which will wake us all up from our spiritual sleep of Golus!
those who are cast away in the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt) shall come and bow down to G‑d on the holy “On that day a great shofar will be sounded, and those who are lost in the land of Ashur (Assyria) and mountain in Jerusalem.”(Isaiah 27:13)
The call will be so powerful that it will inspire every kind of Jew to return and bow to HaShem.
Both, “Those who are lost in the land of Ashur”, - referring to the ones who are immersed in mundane pleasures and luxuries - reading Ashur as an expression of esher (bliss).
And also, "Those who are cast away in the land of Mitzrayim” - referring to the ones whose hearts and minds are not open to the knowledge of Hashem because of the pressures and hardships of Golus - reading Mitzrayim as an expression of meitzarim (straits; restraints).
The Great Shofar will awaken the sensitivity of every "lost" soul in whichever situation, so that we'll all begin to feel the intense yearning to truly know and serve HaShem!
(Based on Living with Moshiach, R' Immanuel Shochat)
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