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 ...
The Torah urges us to return to God. One prominent term describes God’s hope that we, the Jewish People, will “lishmo’a b’kolo” (hearken to His voice; Deuteronomy 30:20). The word kol (voice) ...
(RNS) — When is the shofar service? What time are they blowing the shofar? These are the burning questions at most synagogues this time of year as Rosh Hashana approaches. The answers lead temple ...
BRATTLEBORO — Above: Rabbi Avremy Raskin, director of the Chabad Jewish Center, blows the Shofar (ram’s horn), as he prepares for the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which starts on ...
Two kinds of horns mentioned in the Hebrew bible. One, a metal trumpet, is described in great detail. The description of the other, the shofar, is, shall we say, limited? Guess which one has survived ...
How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...
How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Sarah Pessin, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) It’s the Jewish High ...
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