Shofar

Beginning The Jewish Year In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene

Rabbi Michael M. Cohen | Posted 12.06.2011

Rabbi Michael M. Cohen

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.

Inside Out, Outside In: Weaving Together The Jewish High Holidays

Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman | Posted 11.28.2011

Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman

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).

Rosh Hashanah 2011: Blowing The Shofar Around The World (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.28.2011

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...

Whiz Kid: 15-Year-Old Provides A Congregation's Wake-Up Call

Creve Coeur, MO Patch | Catherine Krummey | Posted 11.28.2011

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 ...

Real Teshuvah

Gabe Crane | Posted 11.28.2011

Gabe Crane

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?

The Shofar Blast As A Call To Conscience About People With Disabilities

Arlene Remz | Posted 11.28.2011

Arlene Remz

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.

A Prayer For Sounding The Shofar

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 11.27.2011

Rabbi David Wolpe

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.

WATCH: The International Shofar FlashMob

Posted 11.20.2011

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

Numbers 29:1: Listening to the Sound of the Shofar

Rabbi Laura Geller | Posted 05.26.2011

Rabbi Laura Geller

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.

Rosh Hashanah: Why It's Your Real Birthday

Gahl Eden Sasson | Posted 05.25.2011

Gahl Eden Sasson

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!"

Shofar to Congress: Wake Up! Work Still Needs to be Done

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.25.2011

Rabbi Steve Gutow

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...

The Sound of Silence

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 11.17.2011

Earl Pomerantz

The mood in the sanctuary began to sour. By the tenth "Pffffffffff," our congregation, so recently a bastion of uplift and redemption, deteriorated into a hostile, hungry mob.