Shofar
Yom Kippur: The end or the beginning?
The Talmud identifies Yom Kippur as one of the two happiest days in the year (along with the 15th of Av).
Rosh Hashanah 2025: Your guide to the Jewish new year holiday - explainer
What we can learn from Charlie Kirk's assassination for Rosh Hashanah - opinion
‘Tekia’ – sound the shofar and a call to the Jewish people
Why the shofar matters now: A call for unity, strength, and hope - opinion
The shofar’s blast is more than a call; it’s a symbol of Israel’s resilience, unity, and hope, echoing through times of grief and awakening hearts for the future.
Grapevine: True shofar blower
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Navigating Halachic challenges in the Shofar blowing
Shofar shortage? War impacts Jerusalem seller as shipping delays, costs spike
This year has been challenging for Refoua, who sells Judaica gifts and souvenirs in a shop in downtown Jerusalem. The war has decimated tourism and spiked shipping costs.
Rosh Hashanah: The courage to blow the shofar and reach unreachable heights - opinion
We are God’s stake in human history, and we could not make a greater mistake than to believe that we could ever be a nation like other nations. To believe that is to commit spiritual suicide.
Entering Elul: What blowing the shofar means for us - opinion
As we read the words of Robert Herscowitz, we are reminded that the shofar is one of the most important symbols of the month Elul, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur: the shofar.
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.
