shofar

Your glossary for the Jewish New Year.

Why we blow a ram's horn on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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During the month of Elul, prayers to say and vows to renounce.

The sound of the shofar can mobilize us and help us consider the path ahead.

The sound of the ram's horn asks: "What are you doing here?"

Lessons from tradition about the meaning of the ram's horn blown on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Highlights of the Jewish New Year prayer services.

Step-by-step instructions, materials not included.

At the High Holidays four shofar sounds with endless messages.