The Feast of Trumpets - Yom Teruah
BEGINS: SUNDOWN TUES 23RD SEPT 2025
ENDS: SUNDOWN WED 24TH SEPT 2025
High Shabbat - No Work during this time
The moedim (appointed times) of The Father are not just ancient traditions, but living appointments, times when Yashar’al is called to gather, rest, and remember the works of our Creator.
One of the most unique of these moedim is Yom Teruah, often called the Feast of Trumpets.
What is Yom Teruah?
Yahuah commands:
“Speak to the children of Yashar’al, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a Shabbat, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a Qodesh gathering. You shall do no servile work, but you shall offer an offering made by fire unto Yahuah.”
(Wayyiqra / Leviticus 23:23–25)
So Yom Teruah is:
A day of rest (no ordinary work).
A day of teruah – meaning the sounding of the shofar.
A Qodesh gathering of Yashar’al (His people).
It is both a moed (appointed time) and a chag (feast).
Why the Trumpets?
The word teruah means a shout, alarm, or blast. The shofar reminds us:
Yahuah is King over all the earth.
The shofar has called Yashar’al to gather at Mount Sinai, to go to battle, and to rejoice in victory.
It also points forward to the return of Yahusha (the Messiah) when the shofar will sound and the dead in Mashiach will rise.
Yom Teruah isn’t only about looking back, it’s about expectation. Every trumpet blast reminds us to stay awake, watchful, and ready for Yahusha’s return.
How To Observe Yom Teruah?
We seek to honour Yahuah in simplicity and truth. Some ways to observe:
Rest from work – treat it as a Shabbat.
Sound the shofar – as a memorial and reminder.
Gather together – with family or community to read Turah, sing, and give thanks.
Palal (pray) – ask the Ruach of Yahuah to search our hearts and prepare us for His coming kingdom. It’s a perfect time to ask to be shown where we have trespassed against His will, seeking forgiveness.
This moed begins the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar, leading into the 10 days of Awe and straight into Kippur (Day of Atonement) and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). It sets the tone of reflection, repentance, and rejoicing.
A Day of Hope
Yom Teruah is a day of baruk (blessed) hope. The trumpet blast reminds us that the kingdoms of this world are temporary, but the reign of Yahuah through Yahusha is everlasting.
It is both a memorial and a prophecy, looking back to Yahuah’s faithfulness and looking forward to the day when the shofar will sound again, and Yahusha will gather His people from the four corners of the earth.
Yom Teruah is not a burden, but a gift. It is a day of shalum (peace), joy, and expectation, a moed where heaven and earth meet in the sound of the shofar.
May we hear the call, stay awake, and walk faithfully until Yahusha comes again.
Shalum and Baruk Yom Teruah!
