Merrick Fagan is a bass player and bartender, not a rabbi, but during the High Holy Days, he is entrusted with a sacred, God-ordained task. At Rosh Hashanah morning services, he blows a hollowed-out ...
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 ...
NEW YORK - The ancient sound is a little different every time you hear it, but the blast of the shofar is one that has resonated in the Jewish community for millennia. "It's our alarm clock. It's to ...
The Haftorah for Parashat Shemot, drawn from Isaiah 27:6-28:13 and 29:22-23 (according to the Ashkenazic custom), mirrors in a profound way the Parasha itself. If the opening chapters of Shemot tell ...
Rabbi Herbert Brockman issues a Days of Awe reminder about the futility of war. This column will appear as the Jewish community is in the midst of its holy day period known as the “High Holidays.” It ...
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How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
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 the shofar. An ...
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