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 ...
The ram’s horn shofar is a main symbol of Rosh Hashana. Photo by Zachi Evenor via Wikimedia Commons September 19 By Abigail Klein Leichman A young man walks into the Barsheshet & Ribak shofar factory ...
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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, ...
On a recent morning walk in the neighborhood, my wife and I approached a street corner where about a dozen people seemed to be waiting for someone. We were mildly curious but kept walking. Just after ...
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