The Shofar 100 Blasts, streamed LIVE from Jerusalem! The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah) and Shofar Blowing in Israel The Feast of Trumpets, known in Hebrew as Yom Teruah (Day of Blowing or Shouting), is the biblical name for this holiday, as described in Leviticus 23:24: “On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts.” In Jewish tradition, it’s also called Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year), marking the

A shofar is a type of horn. It's made by hollowing out, polishing, and shaping the horn of a ram. The shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish year. It's a type of alarm, and it's supposed to remind you that a new year is beginning, and to get focused on your mission and purpose in life. At the very end of Yom Kippur, after a full day of fasting and prayer, a shofar also is blown, which signifies the end of the day. On a simple level, the shofar blast is a kind of celebratio