Blowing in the New Year
A rabbi blowing the ram's horn, or shofar, heralding the Jewish New Year and the High Holy Days.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is the religion's holiest day of the year.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Purim commemorates the survival of a Jewish community marked for death in ancient Persia.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Passover commemorates the biblical story of the Exodus.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn about the monumental Tower of Babel in the ancient city of Babylon.
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