Marrocan shofar No Judaica item is more steeped in antiquity, representing the most hallow traditions of the Jewish people, than the Shofar. When the children of Israel received the Torah at mount Sinai, the blast of a Shofar emanating from the thick cloud on Mount Sinai made the Israelites tremble in awe (Exodus 19:16). The […]
Polished shofar The Shofar, like many other articles in Judaism, varies according to custom and tradition. Though the curled Ram horn Shofar is the most common and best known, Yemenite Shofars, for example are made of Kudu horn, which is straight. In either case, the animals horn needs to be processed and polished before a […]
Decorative shofar The Shofar has been used by the Jewish People to commemorate holidays and important events (processions, going to war) even during their exodus from Egyptian captivity, before arriving in the land of Israel. Indeed, when the children of Israel received the Torah at mount Sinai, the blast of a Shofar emanating from the […]
A Brief Review Blowing the Shofar is an inseparable part of the atmosphere of The Days of Awe and The Jewish High Holidays. The High Holidays’ climax is Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is also called “Yom Teruah”, (the day of blowing the Shofar), as we find in the book of Numbers (29:1): […]
