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


Rosh Hashanah: Being a partner in the kingship of God

The commandment to blow the shofar is linked in Jewish tradition to two concepts: It symbolizes the call to stand trial before God, as well as the coronation of God as king.

 Blowing the shofar symbolizes the call to stand trial before God, as well as God’s coronation

Rosh Hashanah: The biblical importance of the shofar -opinion

The shofar is normally the great dramatic moment of the New Year service.

 A MAN blows a shofar at a synagogue during the month of Elul, ahead of Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah: What you should know about the Jewish New Year - explainer

Rosh Hashanah kicks off the Jewish calendar year and starts the High Holy Days and the Days of Repentance. Here is everything you need to know about it.

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Historic shofar blast blows a wake-up call to Georgia state legislators

Rabbi Larry Sernovitz of Georgia made history Tuesday when he blew a shofar in the legislature, a first for the state legislature.

 Rabbi Larry Sernovitz blows a shofar in the Georgia state legislature in Atlanta, Feb. 8, 2022.

GOP's Doug Mastriano enters Pennsylvania governor with shofar blast

Doug Mastriano isn't Jewish but wore a tallit and blew a shofar as he announced his candidacy. Using shofars is becoming increasingly common by Christians at right-wing political events.

HEARING THE shofar is one of the core aspects of the Rosh Hashanah prayers

Boris Johnson loses pieces of a menorah he received from Jewish group

At a luncheon in London hosted by the Conservative Friends for Israel group, Johnson and Lapid received menorahs as gifts as a token of gratitude in the midst of the Hanukkah holiday.

 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lighting Hannukah candles as Yair Lapid looks on

'Shofar in the Park' to provide COVID-19-safe Rosh Hashanah services

Tens of thousands usually attend the "Shofar in the Park" event and those present will be able to hear the traditional shofar blasts and sing and take part in educational activities.

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Meet the rabbi who blows the shofar nightly to salute health workers

The week after receiving her first dose of the vaccine this spring, she blew the shofar at 7 as always. Now, however, she felt a new sense of hope.

Since the early days of the pandemic, Rabbi Janise Poticha has kept up her shofar-blowing at 7 p.m. daily as a salute to health care workers.

Meet the Jewish photographer who took photos of Capitol mob

But I came home to my partner, Ruth, and said ‘I’m OK, but I’m going to have a little PTSD stuff for a couple days.’

Two women, one wearing a tallit, blow the shofar amid the Capitol rioting, Jan. 6, 2021.

Pro-Trump groups, including pro-Israel Christians mark Trump loss in rally

A small pro-Israel Christian group also attended, blowing a shofar and wearing tallit.

A man blows a shofar as supporters of US President Donald Trump rally to protest the results of the election in front of Supreme Court building, in Washington, US, December 12, 2020.