Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 10:10

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 10

The Complete Passuk

וּבְי֨וֹם שִׂמְחַתְכֶ֥ם וּֽבְמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֮ וּבְרָאשֵׁ֣י חׇדְשֵׁיכֶם֒ וּתְקַעְתֶּ֣ם בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֹ֗ת עַ֚ל עֹלֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַ֖ל זִבְחֵ֣י שַׁלְמֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָי֨וּ לָכֶ֤ם לְזִכָּרוֹן֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: the chatzotzros are sounded on days of joy, festivals, and Rosh Chodesh over the olos and shelamim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּבְי֨וֹם שִׂמְחַתְכֶ֥ם וּֽבְמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֮ וּבְרָאשֵׁ֣י חׇדְשֵׁיכֶם֒ וּתְקַעְתֶּ֣ם בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֹ֗ת עַ֚ל עֹלֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַ֖ל זִבְחֵ֣י שַׁלְמֵיכֶ֑ם׃

English: “And on your day of joy and on your festivals and on your new moons you shall sound the chatzotzros over your olos and over your shelamim.”

Type of Learning

Occasions of sounding — joy, moadim, and Rosh Chodesh are the fixed times.

What Is Learned

The trumpets accompany the offerings that mark communal celebration and the calendar.