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Shofar in The Park
Join us for a short and inspirational Rosh Hashanah experience to start off the new year on the right note (Pun intended).
We will hear the stirring sound of the Shofar, recite the Tashlich prayer and enhance our Rosh Hashana with a few moments of tradition, renewal and self reflection.
Scroll down for more about the significance of the shofar on Rosh Hashana
Shofar in the Park will take place on BOTH days of Rosh Hashana, 26 & 27 September 2022. For your convenience we have chosen two locations and various times.
PLEASE NOTE THE *CHANGED* NEW LOCATION!
Kensington Gardens (Notting Hill side of the pond. Click for exact location)
Oct 3- 5:30 PM | October 4- 4pm
Rembrandt Gardens - Little Venice
Oct 4 - 4:30pm
If you can let us know that you’re coming, that’s appreciated. Just click the button below.
If you are unable to make it to any of these, please get in touch and one of our volunteers will come to your home to sound the shofar for you.
The ideal way to hear the shofar is as part of the Rosh Hashana prayer service. If you’re able, we encourage you to join us there. Click here for the full info of the services and the shofar sounding times.
To make a donation to bring this and other meaningful moments to the Greater Notting Hill Jewish community, click here.
What’s all the noise about?
A few words on the significance of hearing the shofar.
We’ve been tooting our own horn for over 3000 years.
And we’re pretty good at it.
We Jews have been blowing the Shofar, a simple hollowed out ram’s horn, for thousands of years in celebration of Rosh Hashana, or the Head of the Year – also known as the birthday of humanity.
A blast from the past.
The frequencies and vibrations that emanate from the horn are of ancient formulation and have been blown by Jews in thousands of cities around the world, in times of both peace and persecution.
Sweet toot.
Their precise sequence of short, medium and long blasts, and their combination of both bass and treble, are known to have positive personal, global and cosmic effect.
Not coming to a theater near you.
Shofar in the Park will happen in two locations on Rosh Hashanah day. It won’t be broadcasted, rebroadcasted, or podcasted.
In fact, according to ancient prescription, one must hear the blasts directly from the Shofar itself. No medium will do – not a microphone, not CNN, not even a slight echo. It’s a “you-had-to-be-there” kind of a moment.
Happy New Ear!
No two people experience the Shofar in the same way. Some hear a battle cry, calling them to action. Others recall the innocence of their youth. Some hear a victory blast, that “Yes, I can overcome my obstacles.” Others are freed from the painful tears they never dared cry. Some remember home. Others that it’s time to roam.
Don’t be an echo.
Here's just one of the numerous lessons to be heard in the Shofar's notes: Don’t live your life vicariously through others, carrying their opinions and mimicking popular beliefs. Like the Shofar blast, live your life first-hand and be an original.