Rosh Hashanah 5786
Public Shofar Blowing Across the City
Upper East Side
Central Park @ E 72nd & 5th
Sept. 23 & 24 | 5:00 & 6:00 PM
Tent @ 164 E 68th St
Sept. 23 & 24 | 12:30 & 1:00 PM
5 E 62nd St and 5th Ave
Sept. 23 5:35 PM
Sept. 24 | 6:10 PM
Sutton Place
Sutton Place Park @ 57th
Sept. 23 | 5:00 & 6:00 PM
East River Esplanade @ 54th St
Sept. 24 | 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 & 6:00 PM
Upper West Side
Central Park – W 86th & CPW
Sept. 23 | 4:00–6:00 PM
Waterline Square Park, Freedom Place & W 61
Sept. 23 | 5:00 PM
Battery Park City
West Thames Park
Sept. 23 | 4:00 PM
Chelsea
Madison Sq Park
Sept. 23/24 | 1:00 & 4:45 PM
Columbia University – Sundial
Sept. 23 & 24 | 4:30 PM (Columbia affiliates only)
East Village
Tompkins Square Park @ Ave B Playground
Sept. 23 | 3:15 PM
Financial District
Seaport Square – Pier 17
Sept. 23 | 4:00 PM
Tribeca
Hudson River Pier 26
Sept. 23 | 5:45 PM
Lower East Side
East River Park Amphitheater
Sept. 23 | 5:30 PM
Murray Hill
Ferry Station @ FDR & 34th
Sept. 23rd & 24th | 5:30 PM
Roosevelt Isl.
Eleanor’s Pier
Sept. 23 | 5:00 PM
Stuyvesant Town (Stytown)
Stuyvesant Oval
Sept. 23 & 24 | 4:30 PM
West Harlem
Riverbank State Park
Sept. 23 | 5:00 PM
West Village
Pier 46
Sept. 23 | 4:00 PM
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THE SOUND OF THE SHOFAR
The Torah refers to Rosh Hashanah as the “day of the [ shofar] blast.” Since Biblical times, the central focus of Rosh Hashanah has been listening to the sounding of the shofar blasts.
This year the Shofar is blown on Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Art by Zalman Kleinman | Courtesy Rosa Kleinman | Via Zev Markowitz / Chai Art Gallery
What Is a Shofar Horn?
A shofar is a trumpet made from the horn of a kosher animal with the marrow removed. The central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) is to hear the shofar being blown—often in synagogue, ideally as part of the prayer service. This year, listen to the blowing of the shofar on Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
Hear the Shofar in the Synagogue on Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24.
In addition we have Shofar blowing at a park near you! Please see the schedule posted above.
Shana Tova!