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Rabbi Jacob M. Kirshenblatt, assistant to the rabbi emeritus of Beth Sholom synagogue, shows the shofar or ram's horn to children at the Bialik Hebrew(...)
Black and white photo of man holding long spiraled instrument to lips as children look on in classroom

Rabbi Jacob M. Kirshenblatt, assistant to the rabbi emeritus of Beth Sholom synagogue, shows the shofar or ram's horn to children at the Bialik Hebrew(...)

Date9/24/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rabbi Jacob M. Kirshenblatt; assistant to the rabbi emeritus of Beth Sholom synagogue; shows the shofar or ram's horn to children at the Bialik Hebrew Day School - (from left) David Ospalak; Jonathan Burke; Toby Goldbach; Stephen Cooper; Michael Rasminsky. Rosh Hashanah; the Jewish New Year; begins tonight at sundown; ushering in the year 5734 by the Jewish lunar calendar. The shofar sounds a call to worship in synagogue services tomorrow and Friday morning.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013235F
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