Shofar
The return of the lost Jews - and the ‘great shofar’
'On that day, a great shofar shall be sounded, and those lost in the land of Assyria and those who were cast off in the land of Egypt shall come, and they shall bow to the Lord in Jerusalem.'
Yom Kippur prayer: May this evil/tyrannical government be removed from the Earth - opinion
Yom Kippur: The end or the beginning?
Rosh Hashanah 2025: Your guide to the Jewish new year holiday - explainer
Keeping the echo alive: The last of Israel’s traditional shofar makers
Shimon Keinan is one of only a handful of people in Israel still making traditional shofars, and his factory receives over 14,000 visitors a year.
Jerusalem highlights September 15-21
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Rosh Hashanah: Going from judgment to mercy
Blowing the shofar is an opportunity for each and every one of us to start the new year with mercy rather than strict judgment.
Mystery IDF shofar blower at Western Wall identified 56 years later
81-year-old Yaakov Cohen was revealed as the mystery IDF soldier shown blowing a shofar in an iconic photograph in Jerusalem's Old City.
Blown away: Kick off Rosh Hashanah with biblical shofar exhibit
With all the various shofars that are kosher on display, one can be blown away, and it’s a pretty sweet way to kick off the new year.
The silence of the shofar on Shabbat rings out majesty and devotion - opinion
The rabbis did not rule that it was forbidden to use the shofar on Shabbat, what they ruled was that it was forbidden to carry the shofar to the synagogue on Shabbat.
A ship nearly sank. A shofar saved it. Here's how
Because of Rabbi Elazar’s great holiness, the fulfillment of the mitzvah resulted in the storm passing, and they were all saved in his merit.
Rosh Hashanah: Fairy tales and the secrets of the shofar
What is the point of trying every year, only to discover that we’ve returned to where we started? This can easily turn into torture.
Elul: Pushing us forward to a new reality in a new year - opinion
If we listen well to the sounds of the shofar in Elul, we will be able to earnestly immerse ourselves in the Days of Awe.
The silent shofar marking an incredible event 75 years ago -opinion
On November 29, 1947, 9,000 km. to the west, in Flushing Meadows, New York, 33 nations, 72% of the members of the UN, voted to rebirth the Jewish state.
