September 9, 2026

Zichron Teruah: What Is Remembered on Rosh Hashanah?

Rabbi Jon Kelsen

Rabbi Jon Kelsen

Dr. R. Jon Kelsen is the Chief Education Officer at Drisha, having formerly served as Dean at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. He received ordination from Rabbis Daniel Landes and Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg and holds a PhD in Education and Jewish Studies from New York University, which he pursued as a Wexner Graduate Fellow.

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Already in the Torah itself, the shofar blasts of Rosh Hashanah are associated with memory. This is fitting for a day the tradition calls Yom haZikaron/Day of Remembrance. But precisely who is remembering what on this day? Join us for exploration of this question, as we prepare together for Rosh Hashanah.

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