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Jewish New Year begins, The sound of the shofar or ram's horn heralds Roth Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which began at sundown yesterday. The 10 days(...)
Jewish New Year begins, The sound of the shofar or ram's horn heralds Roth Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which began at sundown yesterday. The 10 days(...)

Jewish New Year begins, The sound of the shofar or ram's horn heralds Roth Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which began at sundown yesterday. The 10 days(...)

Date9/7/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jewish New Year begins; The sound of the shofar or ram's horn heralds Roth Hashana; the Jewish New Year; which began at sundown yesterday. The 10 days from then until Yom Kippur on Sept. 18 are the Days of Reverence; a period for individual self-examination. Horn is sounded by assistant Rabbi Jacob Mendel Kirshenblatt while Ferne; 16; and Kevin Sherkin; 11; and Avi Steinman; 22; look on at Beth Sholom Synagogue.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013228F
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