Shofar

Beyond the echo of the shofar: Urgent action for Israel’s children in the new year

"Let us pledge that the year ahead will bring swift intervention, accessible care, and unwavering protection to every child in distress." 

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August
Franny Weiss with Holocaust survivor Adelle.

Beyond the Headlines: 'But I already heard the shofar at Selichot' - opinion

Gal Gadot attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "The Runner" at Harmony Gold on August 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow the shofar to celebrate Rosh Hashanah

Photograph of Rome taken by the writer.

'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity


Rosh Hashanah: What you should know about the Jewish New Year - explainer

Rosh Hashanah kicks off the Jewish calendar year and starts the High Holy Days and the Days of Repentance. Here is everything you need to know about it.

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Historic shofar blast blows a wake-up call to Georgia state legislators

Rabbi Larry Sernovitz of Georgia made history Tuesday when he blew a shofar in the legislature, a first for the state legislature.

 Rabbi Larry Sernovitz blows a shofar in the Georgia state legislature in Atlanta, Feb. 8, 2022.

GOP's Doug Mastriano enters Pennsylvania governor with shofar blast

Doug Mastriano isn't Jewish but wore a tallit and blew a shofar as he announced his candidacy. Using shofars is becoming increasingly common by Christians at right-wing political events.

HEARING THE shofar is one of the core aspects of the Rosh Hashanah prayers

Boris Johnson loses pieces of a menorah he received from Jewish group

At a luncheon in London hosted by the Conservative Friends for Israel group, Johnson and Lapid received menorahs as gifts as a token of gratitude in the midst of the Hanukkah holiday.

 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lighting Hannukah candles as Yair Lapid looks on

'Shofar in the Park' to provide COVID-19-safe Rosh Hashanah services

Tens of thousands usually attend the "Shofar in the Park" event and those present will be able to hear the traditional shofar blasts and sing and take part in educational activities.

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Meet the rabbi who blows the shofar nightly to salute health workers

The week after receiving her first dose of the vaccine this spring, she blew the shofar at 7 as always. Now, however, she felt a new sense of hope.

Since the early days of the pandemic, Rabbi Janise Poticha has kept up her shofar-blowing at 7 p.m. daily as a salute to health care workers.

Meet the Jewish photographer who took photos of Capitol mob

But I came home to my partner, Ruth, and said ‘I’m OK, but I’m going to have a little PTSD stuff for a couple days.’

Two women, one wearing a tallit, blow the shofar amid the Capitol rioting, Jan. 6, 2021.

Pro-Trump groups, including pro-Israel Christians mark Trump loss in rally

A small pro-Israel Christian group also attended, blowing a shofar and wearing tallit.

A man blows a shofar as supporters of US President Donald Trump rally to protest the results of the election in front of Supreme Court building, in Washington, US, December 12, 2020.

Mandy Patinkin on why Inigo Montoya is Jewish

How would Saul Berenson, the CIA bureau chief, explain supporting Biden to his sister, a West Bank settler?

Mandy Patinkin in the role of Inigo Montoya in the 1987 film 'Princess Bride'

11-year-old boy blows shofar in front of Supreme Court to honor RBG

Marlowe told the “Good Morning Washington” show on WJLA-Ch. 7 that she also printed out several copies of the Mourner’s Kaddish to say at the Supreme Court in honor of Ginsburg.

THE SHOFAR and prayers are supposed to help us with introspection but that is not always easy. A father holds a shofar for his daughter to blow.