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Social Distancing For High Holy Days: Synagogues To Blast ‘Shofar Wave’ On LA Street Corners For Rosh Hashanah- MSN


September 10th, 2020
Southern California’s Jewish community is set to ring in the Jewish New Year with a new twist on an ancient tradition. On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles along with IKAR will hold its first-ever “Shofar Wave”, which will involve placing people on various street corners around L.A. and asking them to blow the shofar – a ram’s horn used like a trumpet – to mark Rosh Hashanah.

Southern California’s Jewish community is set to ring in the Jewish New Year with a new twist on an ancient tradition.

On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles along with IKAR will hold its first-ever “Shofar Wave”, which will involve placing people on various street corners around L.A. and asking them to blow the shofar – a ram’s horn used like a trumpet – to mark Rosh Hashanah.