Rosh Hashanah is a seemingly a “deprived holiday.” Almost nothing is written about this festival in the Torah, certainly less than about any other festival. Even the shofar is not mentioned explicitly ...

Rosh Hashanah is called Yom Teruah, the day of the sounding of the horn. But what instrument fulfills this mitzvah? The Torah itself does not specify, entrusting the Oral Torah (Torah she’ba‘al peh) ...

It’s the season of apples and honey and sounding the shofar. Maybe you’ve been invited to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with your partner’s family, or are a little unnerved by the trumpet sounds that come ...