The Ram Sacrificed At Mount Moriah

Rosh ha-Shanah 16a

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Rabbi Abbahu said: Why do we sound the ram's horn (shofar) of a ram? The Holy One, blessed be He, said: Sound before Me with the horn of a ram, so that I may remember for you the binding of Isaac son of Abraham, and I account it to you as though you had bound yourselves before Me.

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CreationAngelsHeavenMessiahTorahPatriarchsMosesAdam EveNoahMusic

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