Tag Archives: Judaism

Blowing the Jazz Shofar

Posted on September 11, 2026 by jillbpearlman

The trumpet I heard wail last night seemed to me like the shofar manquée, the missing shofar. Because Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, we don’t blow shofar. Thankfully Brandon Woody, the Blue Note jazz musician from Baltimore, stepped into the … Continue reading →

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Passover & the Bright Light of Realism

Posted on April 22, 2024 by jillbpearlman

Chag Sameach, Happy Passover! Some thoughts: American optimism has had its appeal to Jews, especially after endless struggles in the old country – but helium in that balloon has the wheeze of exhaustion. We are now returned to realism, to … Continue reading →

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