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Rosh Hashanah No.2: Shofar, So Good

November 07, 2021 • Netanel Zellis-Paley • Season 9 • Episode 2

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What makes the shofar unique among Biblical instruments? How can a commandment to hear teach us to listen?

Dr. Jonathan L. Friedmann is a scholar and practitioner of Jewish music. He serves as a pulpit cantor, he composes and arranges music, is a researcher in the area of the history and functions of synagogue song, and teaches at the Academy for Jewish Religion California. He has numerous books on music and religion and was co-editor of “Qol Tamid: The Shofar in Ritual, History, and Culture.”

Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp

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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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