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How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains

Mark Lipof blows a shofar during the lead-up to Yom Kippur at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Mass., in 2010. Michael Fein/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images It’s the Jewish High ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Sound of shofar marks Jewish High Holy Days

Merrick Fagan is a bass player and bartender, not a rabbi, but during the High Holy Days, he is entrusted with a sacred, God-ordained task. At Rosh Hashanah morning services, he blows a hollowed-out ...
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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 ...