Just before the start of the ground operation in southern Lebanon, soldiers of the 36th Division were documented blowing a shofar and praying with the division’s rabbi, Rabbi Yair Abu, for their ...
The August 2025 draft soldiers of the Netzach Yehuda Battalion, together with the entire Kfir Brigade, completed a challenging beret 50-kilometer march. The march took place in the Afula area, ...
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 ...
In recognition of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which is also known as the “Day of Judgment,” members of the Chabad Center of Sonoma Valley gathered Sept. 23 in Sonoma Plaza to sound the shofar, ...
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, a period for reflection and repentance. The holiday is celebrated with festive meals, prayers, and the blowing of a ...
As the Jewish community ushers in the High Holy Days on Monday night with Rosh Hashanah, many are feeling overwhelmed by a rising tide of antisemitism. There’s a name often used to describe it: the ...
KINGSTON, N.Y. — In Jewish congregations around the world, Rosh Hashana will be celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 23. This year, at Congregation Agudas Achim, the annual High Holy Day new year’s ...
The past year has been especially challenging for Jews worldwide, with antisemitism on the rise and global unrest spreading. But with the High Holy Days nearing, Palm Beach’s Jewish community is ...
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Grab your shofars and get ready for a feast! The Jewish New Year is right around the corner. Rosh ...
“Jews praying at the Wailing Wall” by Carl Friedrich Werner 1863. יב וַיֹּאמֶר, אַל-תִּשְׁלַח יָדְךָ אֶל-הַנַּעַר, וְאַל-תַּעַשׂ לוֹ, מְאוּמָה: כִּי עַתָּה ...
How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...
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