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


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.

Patinkin blows shofar in TV tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish

Ginsburg had told her family shortly before she passed away on Friday that it was “fervent wish” that she not be replaced until there is a new president.

A sign with an image of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is displayed during a vigil following her death, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., September 19, 2020

Hungarian Jews to celebrate Rosh Hashanah on a boat amid COVID-19

Shofar-blowing ceremonies are being organized in each of Budapest’s 23 districts at open-air and accessible locations.

Hungarian Jews baking challah breads in front of the Obuda Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 7, 2019.

Keeping it simple: The Shofar and investments

Everyone else thinks it’s “gross”. Well if any family members are reading this, how about throwing me a bone this year and make some honey cake for me!”

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