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Can you name the director of Walking Tall, star-
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Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor
ur wish is for a sweet
new year — a year of
joy and good health.
Yet the day is pierced throughout
with the distinctly mournful
sounds of the shofar (usually a
ram's horn).

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We feel both happiness and
solemnity in observing Rosh
HaShana. As we look forward
to a happy new year, we dip
apples into honey and enjoy
honey cake and other sweet
foods. But why the shofar?
. The shofar is blown for many
reasons: like the blast of a trumpet

sounded at the coronation of a
king, the shofar is sounded to
remind us that we are approach-
ing God the king; and we recall
the shofar that resounded as God
gave the Torah to Moses. Most
importantly, though, is the shofar's
role in helping us stay awake.
Some compare the sound of

the shofar to man's soul, yearn-
ing for God, longing to do what
is right. According to Mai-
monides (also known as Ram-
barn), the shofar seems to say,
"Awake from your.slumbers, ye
who have fallen asleep in life,
and reflect on your deeds.
Remember your Creator."