The shofar is a musical horn, typically made of a ram's horn. It is perhaps the oldest and most primitive wind instrument, and its sound is simple and plaintive.

The Shofar’s Horn. Columns; Lashon Hakodesh - Rabbi Reuven Klein; The Shofar’s Horn. By. Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein - 26 Elul 5782 – September 21, 2022. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

Expert shofar craftsman Yosef Laufer of Chabad teaches students to make a shofar horn, which is used during the Jewish high holidays. Fashioned from the horn of a kosher animal, its sound marks the ...

The sounding of the shofar signifies the start of the Jewish New Year, which begins this year at sundown Sept. 15.

Sound of shofar marks Jewish High Holy Days. The shofar is blown as Jews mark High Holy Days. September 23, 2023 at 3:31 a.m. by Frank E. Lockwood ...

The shofar — from the Hebrew word for a ram’s horn, which is sounded at services on the Jewish High Holy Days, this year in October — is an alarm clock for the soul, awakening anyone who really ...

The shofar is harvested from the carcass of a ram’s horn or almost any other kosher animal; antelopes have particularly beautiful spiraling horns. They’re widely available online for as little ...

Years ago, he blew his shofar earlier — closer to 6 a.m. — because he went to work earlier. Now retired, he blows his horn between 7:30 and 8 most mornings.

The word “shofar” in Hebrew is not only this curved ram’s horn, specifically required because of its key connection to many traditional events and teachings.