(RNS) — Jewish law requires that the shofar be heard in person. But with synagogues shuttered because of the coronavirus, many Jews are dusting off old ritual objects and taking online lessons so they ...

It was quite a scene over at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday as a special guest came to town to help children of all ages to learn how to make a shofar. Rabbi Naftoli Schmukler was in town to ...

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With the High Holidays fast approaching, Jewish congregations and communities are rethinking how to fulfill the commandment of hearing the shofar blown at a time when the COVID-19 crisis has scattered ...

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Wednesday. On the day, Jews are commanded to accept God as king and to hear the shofar, a hollowed-out ram’s horn. Michael Chusid is an Angelino who ...

For thousands of years Jews have been commanded to blow the shofar, the horn of an animal, whose sound is said to rouse the soul. Shofar blowing is particularly important on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish ...

Jerusalem Post / Opinion Heeding the call of the shofar If each and every one of us use this year’s shofar blowing to reflect upon these lessons, then we as a collective will emerge from Rosh Hashanah ...

It is no secret that our shul members are incredible ba’alei chesed, routinely preparing meals for new mothers and aveilim (mourners), baking for the infirm, and regularly volunteering for various ...

(RNS) — When is the shofar service? What time are they blowing the shofar? These are the burning questions at most synagogues this time of year as Rosh Hashana approaches. The answers lead temple ...

Rosh Hashanah memories take us to our shuls, homes and families. They remind us of promises made about how we would change our lives and rearrange our priorities. There may also be memories of the ...

Giggles filled the garden at Columbus Jewish Day School last week as youngsters watched schoolmates blow the shofar. It takes one huge breath to blow the extended teki’ah gedolah blast through the ram ...