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(This is an overdubbed video, the shofar audio was added in editing)Made this video on my last tour in Israel (March 2019)We stayed in a beautiful loft overl...
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- Reminiscent of the Coronation of a King. The sound of the shofar is analogous to the trumpet-blasts that announce the coronation of a king. On Rosh Hashanah, God created the world and assumed the role of its Sovereign, and in the sounding of the shofar we acknowledge Him as our King.
- Stirs Our Conscience. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the 10 Days of Penitence, and the shofar is sounded to stir our conscience, to confront our past errors and return to God, who is ever ready to welcome the penitent.
- Reminds Us of Sinai Revelation. The shofar is reminiscent of God’s revelation at Sinai, which was accompanied by the sounding of a shofar. It thus reminds us of our destiny — to be a people of Torah, to pursue its study and to practice its commandments.
- Like the Exhortations of the Prophets. The sound of the shofar is reminiscent of the exhortations of the prophets whose voices rang out like a shofar in denouncing their people’s wrongdoing, and in calling them to the service of God and man.
The shofar is an instrument made from a hollowed-out ram’s horn. Throughout Jewish history, it has been sounded in a variety of situations. Here are some instances of shofar-blowing in the past, present—and future: 1. On Rosh Hashanah. Art by Michelle Gaynor.
Jan 5, 2021 · The horn was simply the container that held the sacred anointing oil. In the case of 1 Sam 16, the prophet Samuel anointed David as future king of Israel by using sacred anointing oil poured over his head.
Sound of a SHOFAR HORN Played - Same From The Bible! - YouTube. Dan Willis Blows a Shofar Horn, A shofar is an ancient musical horn typically made of a ram's horn, used for Jewish...
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The shofar is a horn, traditionally of either a ram or goat. It wasn’t used to play music but to sound a signal through a series of long and short blasts. It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, often within the context of battles.
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This sound, not especially pleasing to the ear, is recognized by the Jewish people in much the same way as a Scotsman or Irishman responds to bagpipes. The source of this unique sound comes from the oldest wind instrument in the world. It is called a shofar. The shofar is a ram’s horn.
