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The Sharia of Moses in the TORA
Part 1 - The 248 Positive Commandments of the Tora
137 - BLOWING THE SHOFAR ON THE TENTH DAY OF TISHIRI IN THE JUBELEE YEAR
This is to proclaim the freedom of Hebrew bondmen without any payment.
The blowing of the Shofar on the tenth day of Tishri – i.e. on Yom Kippur – of the fiftieth year* is an essential condition for the sanctification of the Jubilee. The laws relating to this year have no effect without the blowing of the Shofar.**
** Mishneh Torah, Zeraim, Hilchoth Shemitah Ve-Yobel X, 13- 14
Liberation of Hebrew bondmen took place on the tenth day of Tishri, but from the first day of Tishri (i.e. the New Year) of the Jubilee the bondmen ceased working for their masters, and for the ten ensuing days the bondmen ate, drank and rejoiced with great celebrations – in anticipation of their coming liberation.*