Hazon CEO Nigel Savage practices blowing his shofar. (Photo/Courtesy Hazon) News World Jewish environmental group sounds the call: Blow the shofar on Earth Day Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By Marcy Oster, JTA | April 21, 2020 Blow the shofar on Earth Day. That’s 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 ram’s 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 Hazon’s #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, Hazon’s 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 – we’ve invited people to do this all over the world by joining us on Zoom.” More than 300 individuals and 45 organizations, including non-Jewish and multi-faith groups, have signed on. Meanwhile, the Guinness World Record for the most people blowing shofars in the same place at the same time is 1,022. Wednesday’s event will be an attempt at a new record – the most people blowing a shofar at the same time in different places. Marcy Oster Israel-based JTA correspondent JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. Findings of JOFEE study to be shared in San Francisco World British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries (and fails) to blow the ‘holy shofar’ More than just talk: Jewish drive for Just Farm Bill Rosh Hashanah This Israeli shofar factory owner aims for perfection with each blow Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up