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Shofar Shofar Blowing the shofar. A shofar (/ ʃ oʊ ˈ f ɑːr / [1] shoh-FAR; from שׁוֹפָר , pronounced ⓘ) 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
A man blowing a shofar. The blowing of the shofar (Hebrew: תקיעת שופר, Hebrew pronunciation: [t(e)kiˈ(ʔ)at ʃoˈfaʁ]) is a ritual performed by Jews on Rosh Hashanah. The shofar is a musical horn, typically made of a ram's horn. Jewish law requires that the shofar be blown 30 times on each day of Rosh Hashanah, and by custom it is ...
The shofar is blown at various points during the Rosh Hashanah prayers, and it is customary in most communities to have a total of 100 blasts on each day. [26] The shofar is not blown on Shabbat. [27] While the blowing of the shofar is a Biblical statute, it is also a symbolic "wake-up call", stirring Jews to mend their ways and repent.
While the chazozra is attributed to the institutionalized sacred area and the circle of power of the Second Temple, the shofar was part of the magical-mystical worship of God [3] Chazozras on a Bar Kokhba coin. According to the Bible, the dedication of Solomon's temple included “…120 priests who blew trumpets.
Ashkenazi-style shofar. The shofar is used during the High Holy Days. In Judaism, the High Holy Days, also known as High Holidays or Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim; Hebrew: יָמִים נוֹרָאִים , Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm) consist of: strictly, the holidays of Rosh Hashanah ("Jewish New Year") and Yom Kippur ("Day of Atonement");
The cacophonous wail of the shofar was loud, mournful and lasted nearly two minutes as dozens of Jews blew on rams' horns Sunday to wake up others to the plight of the estimated 100 hostages still ...
The formal Hebrew name of the holiday is Yom HaKippurim, 'day [of] the atonements'. [6] This name is used in the Bible, [7] Mishnah, [8] and Shulchan Aruch. [9] The word kippurim 'atonement' is one of many Biblical Hebrew words which, while using a grammatical plural form, refers to a singular abstract concept.
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