FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – An unusual sound rang out from the Prosser Village Chapel Annex recently – the sound of a shofar being blown. In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Benzion Shemtov introduced ...

Merrick Fagan is a bass player and bartender, not a rabbi, but during the High Holy Days, he is entrusted with a sacred, God-ordained task. At Rosh Hashanah morning services, he blows a hollowed-out ...

The blowing sound of a shofar was heard throughout Brooklyn Sunday night as the borough's Jewish community marked the end of the Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashanah. The new year isn't actually called ...

It produces a powerful trumpet-like sound and plays an important part in the Jewish High Holy Days. The instrument is called a shofar and will be blown at local synagogues as part of the 10-day High ...

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Once the sun sets on Wednesday, the two-day observance of Rosh Hashanah is set to begin. Along with being the start of the Jewish new year, a period of atonement and the anniversary of human creation, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jewish holy holidays are coming up soon, beginning with Rosh Hashanah. Here’s the rundown on all things related to the holiday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rosh Hashanah, one of Judaism’s High Holidays, will begin its two-day celebration this week. The holiday celebrates “the head of ...