Rabbi Arthur Waskow offers some reasons why the shofar is not blown on Shabbat. The most obvious is the halakhic conundrum of carrying. We are not supposed to carry the shofar from home to the ...

Every holiday has its symbol: Hanukkah we associate with the menorah, Passover we associate with matzah, and as Tevyeh aptly puts it in “Fiddler on the Roof,” “it’s tradition.” Ask any Jew from Israel ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of Jewish events taking place on Staten Island. For more information on upcoming Jewish community events, Shabbat services and Torah classes, visit ...

Some poskim (Jewish law arbiters) say it is a mitzvah to rejoice on Rosh Hashanah as we do on all holidays, by serving elegant meals and wearing the finest clothes (Yere'im, Maharil). Hence, Rosh ...

"Go away!" Gabe, 15, yells at his two younger brothers, having been rudely awakened by a blast of the shofar. Jeremy, 13, the shofar-blower, dives under the adjoining bed. Danny, 11, the instigator, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, will begin Wednesday evening and continue through Sept. 26. The Jewish holiday is the beginning of 10 days of repentance, which culminate in ...

Sometimes awakening doesn’t come with thunder. It comes with an ancient sound — quiet, simple, and pure. A sound that touches the soul. That sound is the shofar. Every day of the month of Elul, except ...

As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, shofars are blown in synagogues daily to mark the run-up to the High Holy Days. But what about yourself? Do you feel the need to toot your own horn?