If synagogue services are part of your Rosh Hashanah experience, you will have plenty of visual and auditory drama. The sound of the Shofar blast. The Torah scrolls dressed in white. The pews filled to capacity. You can also make your Rosh Hashanah dinner at home full of spectacle – and fun. Shofar blowing Last year, we learned about using Bugles as pretend shofars (shofrot).  Our daughter gave us all a quick refresher on each type of shofar blast, then called out for us: Tekiah! (one long single blast), Shevarim! (three shorter blasts), Teruah! (nine quick staccato blasts) and, … [Read more...]