Moments in the Upper Room

    Wind and Fire

    Writing from a Messianic synagogue in Manhattan — the feasts as they come, the weekly Torah portion, and the questions people actually arrive with.

    A painted illustration of a lone figure raising a shofar at the foot of a smoking mountain

    The Feasts

    Why We Blow the Shofar

    Rosh Hashanah falls on September 11 and 12 this year. Before it arrives, it is worth asking what the sound is actually for.

    Upper Room NYC · August 18, 2026 · 3 min read

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