How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah

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• How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah
  NPR · September 11, 2026 20:29
  Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.