Are You Blowing It on Rosh Hashanah?: Top Ten Reasons for Blowing the Shofar
A deeper look at the many reasons enumerated in the teachings of the Sages for shofar, and the underlying theme it conveys.
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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
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You truly are a holy people. You can't daven where the patriachs are buried and you're not looking to remove the symptoms but turn to the source who is Gd if I understand the Rabbi correctly. This is so Jewish. Only a Jew can be so totally with Gd in their hearts and minds, and (hence) so peaceful in their actions. Who is speaking like this? I'm a gher, but in moments like this I wonder if I can make it to ever be one of you, or if I even deserve it. Gd help me.