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


Mandy Patinkin on why Inigo Montoya is Jewish

How would Saul Berenson, the CIA bureau chief, explain supporting Biden to his sister, a West Bank settler?

Mandy Patinkin in the role of Inigo Montoya in the 1987 film 'Princess Bride'

11-year-old boy blows shofar in front of Supreme Court to honor RBG

Marlowe told the “Good Morning Washington” show on WJLA-Ch. 7 that she also printed out several copies of the Mourner’s Kaddish to say at the Supreme Court in honor of Ginsburg.

THE SHOFAR and prayers are supposed to help us with introspection but that is not always easy. A father holds a shofar for his daughter to blow.

Patinkin blows shofar in TV tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish

Ginsburg had told her family shortly before she passed away on Friday that it was “fervent wish” that she not be replaced until there is a new president.

A sign with an image of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is displayed during a vigil following her death, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., September 19, 2020

Hungarian Jews to celebrate Rosh Hashanah on a boat amid COVID-19

Shofar-blowing ceremonies are being organized in each of Budapest’s 23 districts at open-air and accessible locations.

Hungarian Jews baking challah breads in front of the Obuda Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 7, 2019.

Keeping it simple: The Shofar and investments

Everyone else thinks it’s “gross”. Well if any family members are reading this, how about throwing me a bone this year and make some honey cake for me!”

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

How the Shofar is used on Shabbat

Why is the shofar blown during the preceding month of Elul?

Why is the shofar blown during Elul? It forces the ‘ba’al tekiah’ to rehearse.

Cantors, shofar blowers to travel freely on Rosh Hashanah

Religious Affairs Ministry: ‘Critical in order to fulfill the holiday commandments.’

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

How to blow the Shofar in the coronavirus age

Priority should be given to hearing the shofar blowing over attending the rest of communal prayer.

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

Israelis around the country to blast shofar together simultaneously

"The most important thing in this initiative is what we lack most as a society, and that is unity."

THE SHOFAR, an integral part of Jewish heritage

Ahead of High Holy Days, Chabad offers free online shofar-blowing courses

Due to their communal nature, many of the rituals and obligations of the High Holy Days will be difficult if not impossible to keep when forced to stay at home.

THE SHOFAR and prayers are supposed to help us with introspection but that is not always easy. A father holds a shofar for his daughter to blow.