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."
Beyond the Headlines: 'But I already heard the shofar at Selichot' - opinion
Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow the shofar to celebrate Rosh Hashanah
'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity
‘Teki’ah!’ - The ins and outs of the shofar
No other mitzvah entails such high drama as the blowing of the shofar.
Ex-Obama health official gives a Rosh Hashanah pep talk on coronavirus
Andy Slavitt, a former Obama administration official who ran Medicare and Medicaid from 2015 to 2017, wants to encourage his fellow Jews to look on the bright side.
One rabbi’s efforts to ensure every Jew in Jerusalem hears the shofar
With Rosh Hashanah coming in mid-September, one Jerusalem resident is starting to think about how to help people hear the shofar blasts on the Jewish New Year.
Museum of Jewish Heritage displays shofar from Nazi concentration camps
“It’s a shofar that was blown in Auschwitz precisely because it was forbidden to blow a shofar in Auschwitz,” said Michael Berenbaum, co-curator of the exhibit. “It was an act of defiance."
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to blow shofar
Johnson was not able to get a sound out of the instrument, but managed to utter the age-old pun “Shofar so good,”
1,250 shofars stolen from Crown Heights man's garage
Over 30 boxes containing the ancient musical horns made from Kudu antelope in Africa were missing.
Is the Jewish world ready for a new holiday? Backers of a ‘Day of Justice’ think so
The tug of war between social justice and Judaism was something of an unofficial theme of the event.
Israel should claim its ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ at UNESCO
The time since Israel’s withdrawal from UNESCO has been a time of reflection, resolve, and reevaluation of Israel’s voice and place in the world.
Non-Jewish Brazilian governor asks rabbi to blow shofar at inauguration
Wilson Witzel, a non-Jewish ardent supporter of Israel, took office surrounded by several members of the local Jewish community at a ceremony held Wednesday in Rio’s Legislative Assembly.
Heeding the call of the shofar
If each and every one of us use this year’s shofar blowing to reflect upon these lessons, then we as a collective will emerge from Rosh Hashanah as much better individuals and a much improved nation.