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The lone blast of the shofar trumpet stretches out across the hills, illuminated by the first rays of the morning sun. The distinct sonorous call marks the important day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, also called the “Day of Trumpets/Shouting” ( Yom Teru’ah). Millions of Jews around the world celebrate it each year by blasting the shofar trumpets, reading the Torah of Moses, and enjoying sweet delicacies like pomegranates, challah bread, and red wine. However, the day is also cloaked in mystery, with perhaps the greatest being its origins. Scholars point to its emergence during the period of the rabbis in the 2nd century AD, or during the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BC. However, I believe