Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon extended Jewish New Year greetings as Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Noyman blew the ritual shofar in the UN General Assembly Hall for the first times.

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.

What does the birth of the world have to do with the day of judgment?

Numerous reasons have been advanced for this mystical mitzvah.

Our actions on Rosh Hashanah have a tremendous impact on the rest of the year.

Watch this very interesting video to see how a Shofar is made - from start to finish.

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.

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?