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Rosh Hashanah celebration comes to the end

Rabbi Ari Margolis blew the ceremonial shofar from the roof of the Congregation Or Shalom in Vernon Hills Sunday evening as the Jewish observance of Rosh Hashanah came to an end.

The temple congregation watched the ceremony from below.

The Rosh Hashanah observance began Friday evening.

  With his congregation down below him in the parking lot, Rabbi Ari Margolis takes a picture for a #selfiewiththerabbi post for his Instagram account from the roof of Congregation Or Shalom in Vernon Hills Sunday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  With his congregation below, Rabbi Ari Margolis blows the ceremonial shofar from the roof of Congregation Or Shalom in Vernon Hills Sunday. The blowing of the shofar is a ritual performed by Jews on Rosh Hashanah. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
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