Jeremiah Lockwood shows how to blow the ram's horn for Rosh Hashanah.
What is a shofar? Well, literally it’s a ram’s horn that is hollowed out and sounded leading up to and on the Jewish New Year and High Holy Days. But what is its significance, its deeper meaning, and its spiritual value?
Jeremiah Lockwood, the lead singer of The Sway Machinery and an accomplished shofar-blower himself, explains.
Here's how the shofar sounds were interpreted in a classic text more than 1,000 years ago.
Why we blow a ram's horn on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Having a Seder by yourself or with a small group doesn't have to be a lonely experience.
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An overview of the wide variety of food eaten by the descendants of the Spanish exile.
