(Jewish Group) Jewish environmental group sounds the call: Blow the shofar on Earth Day
Hazon CEO Nigel Savage practices blowing his shofar. (Courtesy of Hazon)
Blow the shofar on Earth Day.
Thats the message from the Jewish environmental group Hazon for April 22, the 50th anniversary of the day set aside to celebrate our world. The mass blowing of the rams horn will take place during a special live Zoom event to start at noon Eastern time.
Earth Day Network the official sponsor of Earth Day has made Hazons #SoundTheCall one of 24 events to be highlighted globally.
We blow shofar at a time of celebration; at a time of alarm; and as a call to teshuva, to repentance and to changing our behaviors, Nigel Savage, Hazons CEO, said in a statement. The original plan was to have 50 rabbis and leaders blow shofar in Times Square. But as the virus has spread and Times Square closed weve invited people to do this all over the world by joining us on Zoom.
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