Shofar choir echoes traditional start of High Holidays

On Monday, Congregation Ner Tamid’s Youth Shofar Choir will participate in the synagogue’s Rosh Hashana service by playing an instrument linked to hundreds of years of Jewish history. Rosh Hashana, which begins at sundown today, marks the start of the Jewish New Year and the High Holidays, a 10-day period of repentance that concludes on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.