Baba Shofar is a small family workshop. We source horns through suppliers we have known for many years, finish them in our own studio, and verify each one for kosher fitness and clear sound before it leaves our hands. Two horn families, one quiet standard.
The traditional shofar of Ashkenazi communities and many Sephardic communities. Usually curved or slightly twisted, with a clear and bright voice that carries well in a synagogue.
Available in polished and natural finishes. Sizes from a small nine-inch home shofar to a long eighteen-inch synagogue piece with a deeper voice.
The long curved horn of the kudu antelope, used by Yemenite, North African, and many Mizrahi communities. Dramatically curved with multiple twists along its length, and a deeper, longer tone than ram's horn.
The shofars most often photographed in news coverage of major holiday services. Heavier than ram's horn and usually held with two hands.
The shofar is a musical and ritual instrument in Jewish life — sounded on the High Holy Days, especially Rosh Hashanah, and at the close of Yom Kippur.
For a shofar to be kosher for the mitzvah, the horn must come from a kosher animal, must be of a single piece, must be hollowed naturally rather than mechanically forced, and must produce a clear sound. Every horn we offer is verified against these requirements as part of its preparation in the workshop.
The finishing work is mostly cleaning, smoothing, and adjusting the mouthpiece for comfort. We do not paint, varnish, or otherwise change the appearance of the horn. The surface is the natural surface of the animal, cleaned and oiled.
Tell us who the shofar is for, the preferred tradition, and the size or sound you have in mind. We respond within a working day with a shortlist of two or three matching horns from current stock.
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