Derasha 2 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: “והיו לכם לזכרון לפני אלקיכם” — the sounding is a memorial before Hashem.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהָי֨וּ לָכֶ֤ם לְזִכָּרוֹן֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם׃

English: “And they shall be for you a memorial before your God.”

Type of Learning

Memorial function — the blast itself is the zikaron.

What Is Learned

The sound rises as a reminder in the presence of Hashem.