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How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah

NPR | By Deena Prichep
Published September 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM CDT

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.

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