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


How the Shofar is used on Shabbat

Why is the shofar blown during the preceding month of Elul?

Why is the shofar blown during Elul? It forces the ‘ba’al tekiah’ to rehearse.

Cantors, shofar blowers to travel freely on Rosh Hashanah

Religious Affairs Ministry: ‘Critical in order to fulfill the holiday commandments.’

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

How to blow the Shofar in the coronavirus age

Priority should be given to hearing the shofar blowing over attending the rest of communal prayer.

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

Israelis around the country to blast shofar together simultaneously

"The most important thing in this initiative is what we lack most as a society, and that is unity."

THE SHOFAR, an integral part of Jewish heritage

Ahead of High Holy Days, Chabad offers free online shofar-blowing courses

Due to their communal nature, many of the rituals and obligations of the High Holy Days will be difficult if not impossible to keep when forced to stay at home.

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.

Sea lion-shofar TikTok mashup a spot-on way to kick off the High Holy Days

The mashup has gone semi-viral, with nearly 72,000 views five days after Palmer posted it.

Children look at a sea lion at the zoo in Frankfurt

Memories of the shofar

Listen for it as Elul arrives.

RAPHAEL OSTROVSKY

‘Teki’ah!’ - The ins and outs of the shofar

No other mitzvah entails such high drama as the blowing of the shofar.

THE WRITER demonstrates how to hold 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.

FOR SECULAR Israelis, the symbol for Rosh Hashanah is apples and honey – not the shofar.

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.

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade