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Foraging wild edibles in the Colorado high country

From James Pullen | Part of the Self-reliance series | 04:47

Two Colorado women share their joy and knowledge of foraging.

Default-piece-image-2 In the dry October hills northwest of Lyons, Colorado, experienced foragers Erica and Wendy work hard to retrieve a burdock root and reflect on the wild edibles they find.

The Shofar Sounds the High Holy Days

From James Pullen | 04:22

Jerry Sloat has been sounding the shofar for 40 years at Congregation Har HaShem in Boulder. Jerry talks about the significance of the shofar and sounds the four blasts of the High Holiday.

P1010118_2small_small Tonight at sundown, Yom Kippur, the Jewish festival of the Day of Atonement, begins. Yom Kippur marks the end of the ten days of repentance that began with Rosh Hashanah. In the Torah, Rosh Hashanah is called the day of sounding the shofar. The shofar is sounded on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Jerry Sloat has been sounding the shofar for 40 years at Congregation Har HaShem in Boulder. Jerry speaks about the shofar and its significance in the High Holy Days.