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Bookmark or Share- What Is a Shofar? - My Jewish LearningA shofar is a ram’s horn that is blown like a trumpet during Rosh Hashanah services, every day except Shabbat during the preceding month of Elul, and at the end of Yom Kippur. The four sounds of the shofar — tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and tekiah gedolah — remind many people of a crying voice .
- Shofar - WikipediaA shofar (/ ʃoʊˈfɑːr / [1] shoh-FAR; from שׁוֹפָר , pronounced [ʃoˈfar] ⓘ) is an ancient musical horn typically made of a ram 's horn, used for Jewish ritual purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch -altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the player's embouchure.
- Shofar History and Tradition - My Jewish LearningAlthough the historicity of this specific event is not verifiable, what is clear is that the shofar, like the trumpet of the Romans, was an instrument used in biblical times to signal battle, as exemplified in the story of Joshua and the walls of Jericho.
- Rosh HaShanah: The Shofar - Jewish Virtual LibraryA shofar is an instrument made from the horn of a ram or other kosher animal. It was used in ancient Israel to announce the New Moon (Rosh Chodesh) and call people together.
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