August 20, 2020
With the High Holidays fast approaching, Jewish congregations and communities are rethinking how to fulfill the commandment of hearing the shofar blown at a time when the COVID-19 crisis has scattered so many worshippers.
The loud blare of the shofar is meant to inspire awareness, inciting greater self-reflection and attention to God during the High Holiday season. Hearing the cry of the shofar is so closely tied to the fundamental purpose of Rosh Hashanah that the holiday is referred to as the day of shouting — “Yom Teruah” — in the Torah.
Source: Synagogues are bringing shofar to the Jews who can’t attend services - Forward