Shofar

The road to wholeness after Irene for some was quick and for others longer. Some are still travelers on that journey. The message of the shofar can help remind us not to lose hope along that path.

Of all the rituals and customs of the High Holidays, blowing the shofar stands out as the most potent of all symbols. It is reminiscent of the formation of man: "and God blew into his nostrils the soul of life" (Genesis 2:7).

A shofar is a horn, traditionally that of a ram, used for Jewish religious purposes. During Elul, the month of preparation before the Jewish High Holi...

For a teenager, being responsible for your own alarm clock can be a tough enough challenge. But how would you handle the task if you were responsible ...

The blast of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah calls out to all of us: "Wake up! You have been sleeping!" The slumber is clear. The choice is ours. But to what is it that we awaken?

And just as the Shofar is meant to awaken our consciousness to introspect, the sounds of children with special needs in our community serve as a wake-up call.

Dear God, help us learn the sounds of the shofar. The sound of our history. The sound of our sorrows. Let it draw us closer to You with each blast, with each unspoken prayer.

With one simple command -- Tekiah! -- came the shofar heard 'round the world. On Sunday (Sept. 18), horn-blowing participants in 17 cities pulled ...

Perhaps the lesson is that the sounding of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah reminds us that every human being, whether our enemy or our friend, has a mother.

If you are human or consider yourself an offspring of Adam and Eve, then your mythological birthday is coming up on the new New Moon, September 8. Let me be the first, or perchance the only one, to wish you "Happy Birthday!"

It is the end of the hot months of summer and some Americans and Washingtonians, particularly, are in their last days of vacation. In political Washin...