What is a Shofar?
The Shofar, a trumpet or horn, was used in ancient Israel to summon assemblies, to rally troops...
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The Shofar, a trumpet or horn, was used in ancient Israel to summon assemblies, to rally troops...
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Real Origin of the Shofar’s Significance: The Rabbi’s Rule Arthur L. Finkle Although the Mishnah...
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Congratulations on receiving your new shofar! But what’s this? As you exuberantly lift it to...
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Arthur L. Finkle If we believe archeological findings, the frieze on the Arch of Titus in Rome, depicts the captured hatzotzerot (trumpets) from the Jewish Second Temple being borne in triumph among the other sacred objects....
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Shofar sounding is akin to Trumpet playing is the sense that the two principal attributes are the embouchure (musculature of the lips and facial muscles), the wind generation and the agility of the tongue. Insofar as wind...
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In Biblical Times: The first association with the concept of ram’s horn appears in Akeidat Yitzchak, or “The Binding of Isaac”, when the ram took the place of Yitzchak as a sacrifice. The ram’s horn is...
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BEING A BA’AL T’KIYAH (SHOFAR SOUNDER) IS AN HONOR. “The one who blows the shofar on Rosh ha-Shanah…should likewise be learned in the Torah and shall be God-fearing, the best man available. However, every...
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The Day of Sounding the Shofar There is normal anxiety when you go to bed the night before and the day of Rosh Hashanah for a Shofar player. This obviously is normal for someone who will play in front of an entire congregation,...
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How to measure Yemenite Shofar: This specific shofar is size 40 inches long: Buy Yemenite Shofar...
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