Rosh Hashanah 5787: A call to communal unity through the shofar

The useful part

The Jewish people must answer the shofar's call to unity | The Jerusalem Post Rosh Hashanah 2026: Follow us on Google An illustrative photo of a man blowing a shofar, a ceremonial ram's horn, which is done repeatedly on Rosh Hashanah. There are few passages in our prayer services that confront us so starkly with the uncertainty and unpredictability of human life.

How it works

• We acknowledge how much is beyond our control, and we submit ourselves to God's will.
• They are guideposts that illuminate for us how to live our lives today.
• We have watched ancient hatred find new language and new audiences.
• The kindness, courage, and love shown by every facet of the Jewish community shone a powerful light that reminded us that when one part of our community is threatened, we all feel the pain, and we all share...
• One of the areas of life on which we concentrate in the Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur period is health, says the writer.

What to take from it

In West Bloomfield, Michigan, we felt that same spirit deeply when the courageous Detroit community came together to support our brothers and sisters at Temple Israel during one of the darkest moments we have faced. Not because every Jew saw the world the same way. Certainly not because disagreement had completely faded away.

Example or evidence

• I have seen it in the extraordinary generosity of the North American Federation system, helping bring comfort, aid, and security to families and communities rebuilding their lives in Israel since October 7.
• I have seen the Jewish people uplift Torah, uplift one another, and build strength and resolve together.
• They begin with private reflection, examining our own actions, our own relationships, and our own responsibilities.
• Ultimately, we choose to stand together before God as one people, bound by one history, one destiny, and one eternal covenant.

Details worth keeping

The Jewish people must answer the shofar's call to unity. David Cohen/Flash90) By GARY TORGOW SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 08:17 As we approach the upcoming Days of Awe, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 5787, 2026, I find myself reflecting on the prayer of Unetaneh Tokef, the stirring and poetic liturgy we collectively recite during the Mussaf service: Who shall be humbled, and who shall be exalted.

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