America needs to hear this year’s call of the shofar This year it would be wise for even those outside of the synagogue’s walls to accept the shofar’s invitation to wake up and reassess. Eliot Penn Oct. 2, 2024
Guide for Rosh Hashanah 2024 Set to begin on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and conclude on Friday, Oct. 4, this year's observance will seamlessly transition into Shabbat, necessitating additional preparations. Oct. 2, 2024
‘There is no king without a people’: The mystic secret of Rosh Hashanah In order to understand the holiday, we must explore the significance of the shofar. Pinny Arnon Sept. 14, 2023
Major collection of shofars goes on display in Beit Shemesh A new exhibition in the city's Biblical Museum of Natural History showcases one of the largest collections of the quintessential Jewish instruments in the world. Sept. 12, 2023
When Christians blow the shofar, it’s a wake-up call for Jews “We’re the people of the book, but we don’t read our own book,” says Robert Weinger, a master shofar-blower who lives in Israel. Sarah Ogince Sept. 16, 2022
Rosh Hashanah prayers during lockdown: A guide for perplexed Israelis Up to 20 can pray in outdoor quorums • Cantors, others assigned to blow shofar granted exemptions to apply for travel permits. Hanan Greenwood and Yori Yalon Sept. 16, 2020
Mayim Bialik joins LA ‘Shofar Wave’ to bring Jewish community together for Rosh Hashanah COVID-19 isn’t stopping the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles from blasting the shofar for the entire city to hear. Erin Ben-Moche Sept. 15, 2020
Shofar: A love song Former Californian and now Israeli Robert Weinger reveals his personal Jewish journey from Devil Mountain to the Jericho Valley. Deborah Fineblum Sept. 3, 2020
New York Jewish museum reveals hidden shofar from Auschwitz ahead of holidays “I’m going to die on this march. If you live, take this shofar. Tell them we blew the shofar at Auschwitz.” Sept. 24, 2019