Yom Teruah

Yom Teruah or the Feast of Trumpets is a commanded day of rest making it the third yearly Feast of God on His Calendar. On this day we are commanded to blow the shofar. In Scripture this Feast is also called Zichron Teruah making this feast a Memorial Day when we are to remember that God saw our need for salvation and provided what was necessary for us to have victory over the enemy.

Yom Teruah, also known as the Day of Trumpets or Zichron Teruah (“memorial of blowing”), is the fifth of the eight yearly Feasts of God. Yom Teruah takes place every year on the first day of the seventh month, Tishrei. In Leviticus 23:23–25 we learn that the LORD commanded Moshe (Moses) to teach the children of Yisra’el to commemorate this feast with the blowing of trumpets, a sacred assembly, and a day of complete rest.

The sounding of the trumpet on Yom Teruah is a memorial of all that God has done for His people—redeeming, providing, and giving victory. In Numbers 29:1–6 we see that special sacrifices were also commanded on this day, reminding us that God provides everything needed for complete redemption.