Shofar

The return of the lost Jews - and the ‘great shofar’

'On that day, a great shofar shall be sounded, and those lost in the land of Assyria and those who were cast off in the land of Egypt shall come, and they shall bow to the Lord in Jerusalem.'

Shofarim. Illustrative.
 A MAN blows a shofar during a peace march in Jerusalem in 2025.

Yom Kippur prayer: May this evil/tyrannical government be removed from the Earth - opinion

MIKVEH IN Auckland, New Zealand.

Yom Kippur: The end or the beginning?

A man blows the shofar in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 17, 2025

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Your guide to the Jewish new year holiday - explainer


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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Guest Columnist: Two shofarot

1 of the 3 main components of the awe-inspiring Musaf service is that of shofarot – verses of the Bible that refer to the sounding of the shofar.

The Jerusalem Post

Shofar, so good

For over 80 years, the same family in south Tel Aviv has been meticulously crafting rams’ horns and shipping them all over Israel and worldwide.

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Shofar notes...

...or how I learned to stop worrying and love this ancient instrument.

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The Tisch: Broken watches, broken souls

Like a watch that needs maintenance, specks of dirt enter our delicate souls and disrupt our spiritual mechanism.

The Jerusalem Post