Shofar

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

The days of the month of Elul are in full swing, and the blast of the shofar echoing through the walls reminds us that Rosh Hashanah and the holidays of Tishrei are just around the corner.

Photograph of Rome taken by the writer.
RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Rosh Hashanah: What we must break to become whole - opinion

Selichot at the Kotel.

Beyond the Headlines: Leaving a mark that will last a lifetime - opinion

WITH WIFE Shoshana.

The shofar call that turned a curious Arizona student toward Judaism, marriage and aliyah


Sanctity and sacrifice: Binding Isaac on the Zionist altar

It is never good to die for one’s country, but after 2,000 years of exile, it is good to have a country worth dying for.

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Let freedom ring

A new Bible Lands Museum exhibition examines the shofar and its resounding role in Jewish history.

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Shofar, so good

Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem will play host to the first Flashmob event utilizing a shofar.

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CITYsights: J'lem is alive with the sound of shofars

"Sound the Shofar" exhibition displays some of the most important and well-known shofars including one that was sounded at redemption of the Kotel.

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Blowing his own shofarik

Jazz-based reedman Arik Livnat is ready to demonstrate the lyrical wonders of his invention – a hybrid of a sax and a shofar.

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The Weekly Schmooze: The 'news shofar' beckons

A 'Jpost' column wrapping up the hottest Jewish culture news worldwide: J-Vanka Jr. on the way; a yeshiva league slam-dunk.

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Succot: The full circle

The true mission of the Sanctuary – or succa – is to re-create and perfect the earth.

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Guest Columnist: Two shofarot

1 of the 3 main components of the awe-inspiring Musaf service is that of shofarot – verses of the Bible that refer to the sounding of the shofar.

The Jerusalem Post

Shofar, so good

For over 80 years, the same family in south Tel Aviv has been meticulously crafting rams’ horns and shipping them all over Israel and worldwide.

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Shofar notes...

...or how I learned to stop worrying and love this ancient instrument.

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