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Fulfilling the Command to Hear Shofar

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  Jewish learning Lishmoa Kol Shofar : Fulfilling the Command to Hear By Rabbi Daniel Klein  Sep 26, 2024 Shema , listen, is one of the watchwords of Jewish tradition. Twice a day and at liminal life moments we recite “the Shema,” calling to ourselves and each other to listen. This call becomes a command on Rosh Hashanah, when we are told, in the blessing before blowing the shofar, that we must  lishomoa   kol shofar , listen to the voice of the shofar. How do we hear the sound of the shofar? While simply hearing the sounds of the shofar is sufficient for fulfilling this mitzvah, Jews for millennia have been reflecting on the meaning of the haunting, wailing sound of the shofar and what it means to truly hear it. Two midrashic traditions responding to this question are particularly present for me this year. One links the sound of the shofar to our ancestor Sarah’s cries when she learns of her son Isaac’s near sacrifice  ( Vayikra Rabba 20:2 ). Following this mid...
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Comments, August,. 2025

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  Numerous responses from older players       Caryn Leifer  there are quite a few small Jewish cemeteries in Hamilton. There is a large complex of different cemeteries. It is very interesting to see. Then in Greenwood Cemetery in Hamilton there are a few different Jewish sections.   Judy Glatzer Gordon   a lot of rich Jewish history in the area. For more info, check out the  Trenton Jewish Historical Society  for more info. May 9, 2025, 5:46 PM Karl Krotke-Crandall Dear Jewish Historical Society of Trenton, My name is Karl Krotke-Crandall. I am a historian with Northern Arizona University. I'm reaching out to you regarding a current research and preservation project I am working on with students here in Flagstaff, AZ. If you will indulge me for a moment, I’ll explain the project and what I hope may be a connection to your group. Last year, we discovered a collecti...
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Comments, July 2025

  Will Schafer   via  schafer301.onmicrosoft.com  12:22 PM (5 hours ago) To Arthur, Will HI Arthur,   I hope you and your family have been well and are having a wonderful summer.   I connected with you a few years back.  You may remember that you were involved at Har Sinai when I attended Hebrew School there, and I was in class with your son, Danny.  Please pass along my regards to Danny.   The story of Har Sinai is so-so sad.  My grandfather, Julius Schafe, was the president who was there when they built the beautiful Har Sinai building on Bellevue, and he is mentioned in the story below.  I was pinge. You could email me PDFs of the following so we can keep records of: ·         Any info you may have on the macro-level history of the Trenton Jews – especially the German Jews ·         Any information involving Har Sinai and our family, and kindly includ...
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Comments, June 2005

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  Trenton Jewish Historical Society  640 followers The organization that captures the history of the Trenton Jewish Community from 1850 to 1937 (and later)   Richard Ross replied  · 1 Reply   Mark Melmed Several of Barbara’s (née Goldstein) relatives - some quite near, others quite far.   Jon Klinghoffer Sol and Marty Klinghoffer representing... Bruce Zagnit replied  ·   George W. Case III I played high school basketball against Ronnie Bash (1957-58)   George W. Case III And Hal Lefcourt was a basketball official for many of the basketball games I played in high school! May 3 at 7:45 AM  · Trenton-Princeton-Becks Jewish Historical Society, Bulletin May 2025 - Trenton-Princeton-Becks Jewish Historical Society, Bulletin May 2025 Trenton Memory Lane Chris Maik  · October 3, 2022  · Sponged from the Trenton Histo...
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