In Judaism, the shofar is the ceremonial horn that is blown to mark the beginnings of the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (“New Year”) and Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”) although it may be sounded on...
Read MoreWhat is a Shofar made from? Shofars are made from the horns of Kosher animals. Most commonly, the Shofar is made from a ram’s horn. Yemenite Shofars are made from the horns of kudu antelope because this was an animal...
Read MoreThere is a beautiful parable that illuminates the reason for sounding the Shofar in the month of Elul and on Rosh Hashanah. Two people came before a judge in a court to have their case heard. One of the litigants realizes that...
Read MoreThe year is 1933. Rav Kook , the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel (then referred to as Palestine) delivers a sermon in the Old City of Jerusalem on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Hitler’s grip on Germany was...
Read MoreRabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev lived between 1740 and 1809 and I sand was a much-loved Chassidic leader. Countless stories and poems illustrate his passionate service of G-d, unconditional love for the Jewish people and his...
Read MoreThe year is 1967. There were confident predictions in the fledgling State of Israel that Nasser, the President of Egypt wouldn’t dare start with Israel after his defeat in 1956. Relations between Egypt and Jordan...
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