Rabbi Moshe Segal: The Yom Kippur Shofar of Liberty
Long ago, the mitzvah of blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah was performed during Shacharit—the morning prayer. The Jerusalem Talmud[1] explains that the sages moved...
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Blowing the Shofar from Elul to Yom Kippur
(Based on a class given on the 15th of Elul, 5775) Blowing the Shofar During the Month of Elul The Torah tells us to blow...
Shout, Sigh, Cry, and Call: How to Experience the Shofar
It is difficult to define the sound of the shofar, which pierces the air of synagogues around the world at the beginning of every Rosh...
Handling Mystical Experiences: The Shofar in the Maggid’s Synagogue
The Shofar Blower and the Reader How many people does it take to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah? Well, actually, two! First, of course,...
Parashat Nitzavim (Rosh Hashanah): Only Today
The Torah portion of Nitzavim deals mainly with the covenant between God and the Jewish People. The key word in this portion is “today." You...
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev’s Connection to the Shofar
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was born in 5500 (1740) to Rabbi Meir and Sara Sasha. After his wedding he journeyed to Mezritch to study...
Of Unicorns and Men
A horn is also a musical instrument, beginning with the shofar, the crown of all musical instruments in the Torah. Unicorns have one horn protruding...
Rosh Hashana 5771
Wishing you all a good and sweet year. This coming year, 5771, is a year of "conscious determination," a year of mind over matter, a...
