Shofar

Beyond the echo of the shofar: Urgent action for Israel’s children in the new year

"Let us pledge that the year ahead will bring swift intervention, accessible care, and unwavering protection to every child in distress." 

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August
Franny Weiss with Holocaust survivor Adelle.

Beyond the Headlines: 'But I already heard the shofar at Selichot' - opinion

Gal Gadot attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "The Runner" at Harmony Gold on August 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow the shofar to celebrate Rosh Hashanah

Photograph of Rome taken by the writer.

'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity


Making musical ends meet

Jazz oboist Yoram Lachish opted off the beaten path of classical music in a search for unbridled expression.

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The shofar blowers

The tendency to cave in to the bullying techniques of religious radicals has its roots in the Israeli judiciary.

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Court outlaws shofar blowing at Kotel Hakatan

Right-wing activists blast decision as ‘shameful’ and symptomatic of ‘ghetto mentality.’

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Sanctity and sacrifice: Binding Isaac on the Zionist altar

It is never good to die for one’s country, but after 2,000 years of exile, it is good to have a country worth dying for.

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Let freedom ring

A new Bible Lands Museum exhibition examines the shofar and its resounding role in Jewish history.

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Shofar, so good

Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem will play host to the first Flashmob event utilizing a shofar.

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CITYsights: J'lem is alive with the sound of shofars

"Sound the Shofar" exhibition displays some of the most important and well-known shofars including one that was sounded at redemption of the Kotel.

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Blowing his own shofarik

Jazz-based reedman Arik Livnat is ready to demonstrate the lyrical wonders of his invention – a hybrid of a sax and a shofar.

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The Weekly Schmooze: The 'news shofar' beckons

A 'Jpost' column wrapping up the hottest Jewish culture news worldwide: J-Vanka Jr. on the way; a yeshiva league slam-dunk.

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Succot: The full circle

The true mission of the Sanctuary – or succa – is to re-create and perfect the earth.

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