Shofar
The shofar call that turned a curious Arizona student toward Judaism, marriage and aliyah
A chance encounter with a Chabad rabbi and the sound of the shofar awakened Yosef Turtora's Jewish identity, setting him on a journey from Arizona back to his birthplace in Israel.
Before Rosh Hashanah, Elul asks us to practice, persevere, and rise a little each day
The return of the lost Jews - and the ‘great shofar’
Yom Kippur prayer: May this evil/tyrannical government be removed from the Earth - opinion
Rosh Hashanah: Your guide to the Jewish new year holiday - 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.
Berlin-based Israeli musician Bar Zemach plays shofar in latest performance
While the ram’s horn has popped up in quite a few jazz gigs over the years, there has been precious little seen of the instrument in classical climes.
Keeping the echo alive: The last of Israel’s traditional shofar makers
Shimon Keinan is one of only a handful of people in Israel still making traditional shofars, and his factory receives over 14,000 visitors a year.
Jerusalem highlights September 15-21
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Rosh Hashanah: Going from judgment to mercy
Blowing the shofar is an opportunity for each and every one of us to start the new year with mercy rather than strict judgment.
Mystery IDF shofar blower at Western Wall identified 56 years later
81-year-old Yaakov Cohen was revealed as the mystery IDF soldier shown blowing a shofar in an iconic photograph in Jerusalem's Old City.
Blown away: Kick off Rosh Hashanah with biblical shofar exhibit
With all the various shofars that are kosher on display, one can be blown away, and it’s a pretty sweet way to kick off the new year.
The silence of the shofar on Shabbat rings out majesty and devotion - opinion
The rabbis did not rule that it was forbidden to use the shofar on Shabbat, what they ruled was that it was forbidden to carry the shofar to the synagogue on Shabbat.
A ship nearly sank. A shofar saved it. Here's how
Because of Rabbi Elazar’s great holiness, the fulfillment of the mitzvah resulted in the storm passing, and they were all saved in his merit.
Rosh Hashanah: Fairy tales and the secrets of the shofar
What is the point of trying every year, only to discover that we’ve returned to where we started? This can easily turn into torture.
