In Rosh Hashanah celebration, Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow the shofar
Actress Gal Gadot appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote her new film and discuss Jewish traditions surrounding Rosh Hashanah. The pair demonstrated the use of the shofar, a traditional ram's horn used during the holiday.
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The segment highlights the intersection of mainstream entertainment and cultural religious practices during a major holiday.
Shortly before Jews around the world celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on Friday night, Gal Gadot appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, bringing not one, but two shofars, the ram's horn that is blown in synagogues in a holiday ritual.Gadot went on the show to promote her latest movie, The Runner, on Amazon's Prime Video, a thriller where she runs all over London at the behest of a sinister criminal who has kidnapped her son and who is blackmailing her. The movie, released on September 2, quickly shot to first place on Amazon's rating charts.While she spent much of the interview chatting with the host about the challenges of parenting, toward the end he wished her a happy holiday and asked about gefilte fish, which is eaten on Rosh Hashanah.
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