General Information concerning the Shofar The Shofar is a horn that is used by Jewish people for religious purposes. It is more often than not made of a ram’s horn and is blown in the Jewish House of Prayer (commonly known...
Read MoreRosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, brings to mind many different customs for Jewish people. From special symbolic foods, to special melodies that are only sung on Rosh Hashanah at the prayer services, each Jewish person has...
Read MoreIn Judaism, the shofar is the ceremonial horn that is blown to mark the beginnings of the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (“New Year”) and Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”) although it may be sounded on...
Read MoreWhat is a Shofar made from? Shofars are made from the horns of Kosher animals. Most commonly, the Shofar is made from a ram’s horn. Yemenite Shofars are made from the horns of kudu antelope because this was an animal...
Read MoreAmong the ten reasons presented by Rav Sa’adia Gaon for blowing the Shofar is that the Jewish Shofar symbolizes G-d’s coronation over the world. In the same way that trumpets are blown at a coronation, so too the...
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