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Bookmark or Share- 17 Shofar Facts Every Jew Should Know - Chabad.org1. A Shofar Is the Horn of an Animal. Many animals have horns, made of keratin, which can be hollowed out by removing the bone and tissue found inside. When the tips of the horns are either removed or drilled through, a sound can be produced.
- What Is a Shofar? - My Jewish LearningThe shofar is the ultimate symbol of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Learn the origins and meaning behind blowing a ram's horn on the High Holidays.
- 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.
- Shofar - The Horn Blown on Rosh Hashanah - Chabad.orgA shofar is a trumpet made from the horn of a kosher animal. The central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) is to hear the shofar blowning—as part of the prayer service.
- 10 Things the Shofar Symbolizes - My Jewish LearningThe shofar is a reminder of the Day of the Final Judgment, calling upon all people and all nations to prepare for God’s scrutiny of their deeds. The shofar foreshadows the jubilant proclamation of freedom, when Israel’s exiled and homeless are to return to the Holy Land.
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