(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 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 ...
Evanston’s Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation hosted its annual Erev Rosh Hashanah Shofar Walk Wednesday, bringing around 200 people together to celebrate the holiday. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new ...