More than 2,700 Zionists from 20 countries gathered for the Opening Session of Jewish National Fund-USA's Global Conference for Israel, a powerful celebration of resilience, gratitude, and Jewish ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — In Jewish congregations around the world, Rosh Hashana will be celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 23. This year, at Congregation Agudas Achim, the annual High Holy Day new year’s ...

The shofar — from the Hebrew word for a ram’s horn, which is sounded at services on the Jewish High Holy Days, this year in October — is an alarm clock for the soul, awakening anyone who really ...

(The Conversation) — The shofar is used on many different occasions in the Bible. But today, for many Jews, it is most associated with the High Holidays: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. (The Conversation ...

The month of Elul has arrived. Each morning across Israel, the cry of the shofar echoes – raw, ancient, and unmelodic, preparing us for the drama of the High Holy Days. Unlike any other instrument, it ...

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In recognition of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which is also known as the “Day of Judgment,” members of the Chabad Center of Sonoma Valley gathered Sept. 23 in Sonoma Plaza to sound the shofar, ...

My son came home from school one afternoon and asked if he could bring his shofar (the ram’s horn blown on Rosh Hashanah) to class. I was moved by the request and grateful that his teacher graciously ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — In Jewish congregations around the world, Rosh Hashana will be celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 23. This year, at Congregation Agudas Achim, the annual High Holy Day new year’s ...

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