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.

AUGUST 29, 2026|BySUSAN DE LA FUENTE

Film strip frame: Soldier blows a shofar (1948-era).

Before Rosh Hashanah, Elul asks us to practice, persevere, and rise a little each day

A shofar that would not sound and Shahar Pe'er's refusal to quit offer an Elul lesson in perseverance, inner strength and preparing for the Jewish New Year one day at a time.

AUGUST 29, 2026|ByDAVID GEFFEN

The return of the lost Jews - and the ‘great shofar’

'On that day, a great shofar shall be sounded, and those lost in the land of Assyria and those who were cast off in the land of Egypt shall come, and they shall bow to the Lord in Jerusalem.'

JANUARY 11, 2026|ByMICHAEL FREUND

A MAN blows a shofar during a peace march in Jerusalem in 2025.

Yom Kippur prayer: May this evil/tyrannical government be removed from the Earth - opinion

The current government of Israel – and the Jews of Israel who support it as well as Jews everywhere – need to not only hear but also to heed the call of the shofar this year.

OCTOBER 4, 2025|ByRABBI RON KRONISH

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.’

JANUARY 14, 2021BySHIRA FEDER/JTA

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.

DECEMBER 13, 2020ByREUTERS

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?

OCTOBER 25, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA

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.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

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.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

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.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

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!”

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020ByAARON KATSMAN