Posted on September 20, 2020 at 8:37 pm by West Sider
Photo by Stephen Harmon at 68th and Broadway.
Rosh Hashanah was rocking on the Upper West Side this weekend. Several synagogues signed up volunteers to blow the shofar on Sunday up and down Broadway, and elsewhere in the neighborhood.
Stephen Hatrmon tells us that the crowds grew in anticipation. “People started gathering about 10 minutes before. We were at the one on W. 68th. People were on all of the corners and on the medians. The Shofar blowing was perfect!! Where but in America and Israel could an event like this take place.”
Jeff French Segall (above) blew the shofar outside his shul, Ansche Chesed, on 100th Street and West End Avenue. “As soon as the services for second day Rosh hashana ended, all those within emerged to hear the real, authentic sound of the shofar, not the zoom version. Ansche Chesed, like so many other shuls, used zoom so that all members could follow the liturgy at home, safe from covid-19 infection. But the Rabbi, Jeremy Kalmonofsky, much preferred the authentic sound of the shofar, not the sound emanating from computer speakers. Many AC members came out of their homes to hear the notes sounded. After I was done, others were invited to give one final “tikkiya gedola” (a great blast) to put the cap on the event.” (below) Photos by Chase Guttman.
Barbara Migdal took the photo below at 83rd and Broadway.
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