DR. MARC SIEGEL: 'THE ANGELS AMONG US' -- A dying woman, the shofar and the miracle that followed
Summary
The article explains the shofar’s role in Jewish worship, especially during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as a symbol of repentance, healing, and spiritual awakening. It recounts Dr. Marc Siegel’s account of journalist Nikki Goldstein’s unexpected recovery from severe lung disease after Rabbi Eli Schlanger prayed and blew a shofar over her. The article later says Schlanger was killed in a December 14, 2025 antisemitic shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, while his wife and infant survived. It also describes another claimed health-related shofar incident.
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Biblical Context
The article’s central religious subject—the shofar—has a direct biblical connection. Exodus 19:16 describes a loud trumpet sound accompanying God’s appearance at Mount Sinai, and Leviticus 23:24 establishes a memorial proclaimed with trumpet blasts on the first day of the seventh month, corresponding to the biblical background of Rosh Hashanah. These passages support the shofar’s religious significance, but they do not establish that blowing a shofar produces physical healing, guarantees acceptance of prayers, or proves that the reported recoveries were supernatural. The article’s claims about miracles are therefore theological interpretations and personal testimony, not conclusions demonstrated by the cited biblical texts. No strong biblical-prophetic connection is identified: the article does not present a specific prophecy being fulfilled, and the mere presence of a shofar or a violent attack should not be treated as prophetic fulfillment.
Biblical Sources
Scripture references supporting the biblical context above.
This passage describes a loud trumpet sound at Mount Sinai when God appeared to Israel, supporting the article’s statement that the shofar or trumpet is associated with a major biblical revelation.
This passage commands a sacred observance on the first day of the seventh month marked by trumpet blasts, providing direct biblical background for the shofar’s role in the Jewish New Year.
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