Thus, we may appreciate it even more this year. One Torah connection of the shofar is to the Akedah, the Binding of Isaac. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son. So, the blowing of the shofar reminds us of the Akedah. For Abraham the Akedah was the greatest frustration of his life.
Life is full of frustrations.
BUT if we persist, we may enjoy results. Just stopping for a short revisit of Rochester-staying with my good friend Harry Pearle. The text begins with HaDevarim, THE words, but we call the parsha, Devarim, words. Let me suggest that THE Hey points us to the ultimate redemption of Mochiach. The Hey points to Hashem.