Shofar

The promise of the “great shofar” teaches parents that even when they cannot break through their child’s walls, they can preserve connection, hold on to hope, and trust that no soul is ever beyond reach

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch explains how Elul, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot guide us through awakening, teshuvah, renewal, and a return to purposeful living

A simple conversation on a bus becomes a powerful reminder that we never know who may be listening or how deeply our words can affect others

A shofar hidden inside Auschwitz survived a death march and Buchenwald before sounding again on Rosh Hashanah as Holocaust survivors approached the Land of Israel.

Discover the deeper meaning of the shofar, its connection to the creation of Adam, Mount Sinai, and Mashiach, along with practical halachot for reciting Shehecheyanu on both nights of Rosh Hashanah

Are women required to hear the shofar, and should they recite a blessing? Learn the key halachot for Rosh Hashanah.

Practical Rosh Hashanah laws, together with a powerful lesson on avoiding anger, the strength of sincere prayer, and being sealed for a good life and peace

For more than three thousand years, the shofar has called Jews to repentance, celebration, mourning, and defiance—and its ancient voice still speaks to us today.