Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of [Israel through] the shofar blast a holy occasion. Why are we ...

The two-day holiday known as Rosh Hashanah kicks off the beginning of the Jewish "High Holidays," a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins the evening of Monday, Sept. 22, and lasts for two days, the beginning of a period of special dates called the High Holidays or High Holy Days. The High ...

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 ...