10 Reasons to Listen to the Shofar on Rosh Hashana The great 10th century sage, Saadia Gaon, compiled a list of 10 interpretations as to what the Shofar represents and why we blow it on Rosh Hashana.
Rosh Hashana: Happy Birthday, World! What does the birth of the world have to do with the day of judgment?
Rosh HaShanah: Why Do We Blow the Shofar? Numerous reasons have been advanced for this mystical mitzvah.
Rosh Hashanah, the Birthday of Mankind Our actions on Rosh Hashanah have a tremendous impact on the rest of the year.
WATCH: The Making of a Shofar! Watch this very interesting video to see how a Shofar is made - from start to finish.
Blowing the Shofar at Risk of Death – in Auschwitz Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Meislish, a Holocaust survivor who eventually found his way to Chicago, where he became a prominent rabbi, tells his personal and fascinating story of a shofar-blowing in Auschwitz.
WATCH: The Wake-Up Call! The shofar, essentially a wake-up call, is sounded at least 30 times on Rosh Hashana. How much does it take to wake us up?
