How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
Mark Lipof blows a shofar during the lead-up to Yom Kippur at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Mass., in 2010. Michael Fein/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images It’s the Jewish High ...
Some members of the Milwaukee Jewish community are observing the Hebrew month of Elul with particular reflection on what has happened in the Middle East since the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, ...
The shofar, the most significant symbol and vehicle for the Holy Days, represents a multiplicity of interpretations and depth of meaning in our tradition. The shape, the sound, the source, and ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X This column will appear as the Jewish community is in the midst of its holy day period known as ...
It was Erev Rosh Hashana in Auschwitz and Birkenau. 1944. Rav Tzvi Hirsch Meisels and his son just arrived to the death camp. Somehow, the Rav smuggled a shofar into the barracks. His son begged him ...
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How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
It’s the Jewish High Holiday season, and Jews the world over are preparing to visit their local synagogues – for community, for prayer, and to hear the arresting, soulful sounds of the shofar. An ...
How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
(The Conversation) — The shofar is used on many different occasions in the Bible. But today, for many Jews, it is most associated with the High Holidays: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. (The Conversation ...
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