A quarter century later, Rosh Hashanah and 9/11 converge on the day judgment is written, but the shofar is silent
It is only the second time since 2001 that the two dates have coincided, and this year Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat as well, meaning the shofar that normally opens the Jewish year will not sound at all.
Apples, Honey… and Hunger: A Call for Mercy in Israel
Every year, when the shofar cuts through the air, I get chills. Not just because it’s loud, but because of what it stirs inside me.
Liberal Jews attack Trump for ‘antisemitic’ pro-Israel Rosh Hashanah post
“Just a quick reminder for liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel because you believed in false narratives,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.
Help feed Israel’s Holocaust Survivors this Rosh Hashana
United Soup Kitchens in Israel (USK), a network of 22 public restaurants serving free home-cooked meals daily to over 8,650 diners, is attempting to raise $50,000 to help continue to provide daily nourishment to those who need it.
Rosh Hashanah: The Message of the Shofar
The word shofar is not actually used in the Torah to describe the blowing of the ram’s horn.
Netanyahu’s claim that ‘God has not always protected the Jews’ sets off storm of criticism
Netanyahu warned Israelis on Sunday that traveling to Uman in Ukraine on Rosh Hashanah was dangerous.
Why Do Christians Especially Anticipate the Feast of Trumpets?
The Feast of Trumpets among evangelical circles has increasingly become a high watch time for the appearing of Jesus in the clouds to collect his followers.
This Rosh Hashana, Israelis go from Hunger to Hope
Meir Panim is gearing up to feed the tens of thousands of needy Israelis who will be flocking to its branches across Israel on the High Holidays.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy threatens to prevent Rosh Hashana Hasidic pilgrimage
Despite the ongoing war and travel restrictions, over 20,000 Israelis traveled to celebrate Rosh Hashana in Uman last year.
Advocacy group petitions Ben-Gvir to blow shofar on Temple Mount on Rosh Hashanah
Whilst not blown in modern times on Shabbat, the shofar was blown in the Temple era even when Rosh Hashanah fell on Shabbat.