My favorite moment of the High Holidays is the final blast of the shofar–not just the sound, but seeing the intense emotions it sparks in both the congregation and the people performing the ritual. I ...
How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
(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 ...
One long note: Tekiah- We were whole. A trail of broken notes: Shevarim-Teruah- We became broken. One long note: Tekiah again-Maybe, just maybe, we can move back toward wholeness. The shofar, a simple ...
Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of [Israel through] the shofar blast a holy occasion. Why are we ...
(RNS) — When you hear the blasts of the shofar, what goes through your mind and through your soul? The sages say the blasts of the shofar should remind you of someone weeping. That is why the Talmud ...
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 ...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NEW TONIGHT: A SYMBOL OF FAITH SURVIVES THE FLAMES. AN ACT OF ARSON TORCHED BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION. FOR ONE FAMILY, IT NEARLY DESTROYED A SACRED ITEM.
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 ...
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