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Fenster said congregants would contribute elements such as blowing the shofar and lighting candles. Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago-area Jews prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with the help of video broadcasts, care packages and parking lot gatherings," 15 Sep. 2020

Congregation B’nai Tikvah will present High Holiday services and celebrations with traditional blowing of the shofar, the ram’s horn. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary to hold virtual BocceFest Celebration of Giving," 14 Sep. 2020

Amid the pandemic, Chabad Central Boca will host a free outdoor Rosh Hashanah shofar service at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20 in its parking lot. Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, "5781: Sounding in the Jewish New Year," 11 Sep. 2020

The Jewish New Year is such a festive occasion that leaders of the faith blow a ram’s horn, or shofar, repeatedly in celebration. Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, "Accepting the ‘empty chair': Jewish leaders offer support to the bereaved as Rosh Hashana celebrations near," 11 Sep. 2020

The shofar, a horn, is blown during the services, and songs are sung by the congregation. Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, "When Is Yom Kippur 2020? Everything You Need to Know About the High Holy Day," 17 July 2020

Standing on one of the pillars that marked the entrance to Central Park, a white, bearded man wearing a safety vest blew a shofar to cheers. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, "Protesting Past Curfew in New York City," 4 June 2020

The usual shofar blower, Jerry Rabinowitz, was killed in the attack. Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com, "How Pittsburgh survivors are struggling nearly a year later," 2 Oct. 2019

One man in Frankfort, Kentucky, blew a shofar, a Jewish religious instrument made from a ram’s horn blown at the start of a battle. Diana Daly, The Conversation, "What are the ‘reopen’ protesters really saying?," 1 May 2020

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