Ahead of High Holy Days, Chabad offers free online shofar-blowing courses

Due to their communal nature, many of the rituals and obligations of the High Holy Days will be difficult if not impossible to keep when forced to stay at home.

THE SHOFAR and prayers are supposed to help us with introspection but that is not always easy. A father holds a shofar for his daughter to blow.

THE SHOFAR and prayers are supposed to help us with introspection but that is not always easy. A father holds a shofar for his daughter to blow.

(photo credit: LUCY NICHOLSON / REUTERS)

AUGUST 27, 2020 17:27

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