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A shofar (Hebrew: שופר ) is a horn, traditionally that of a ram, used for Jewish religious purposes. Shofar-blowing is incorporated in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The sho...
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The sequence of the shofar blowing is thus tekiah, shevarim-teruah, tekiah; tekiah, shevarim, tekiah; tekiah, teruah, and then a final blast ... The best known example is to be found in Edward Elgar's oratorio The Apostles, although an instrument such as the flugelhorn usually plays the part instead of an actual shofar.
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24), or "a day of blowing" (Num. xxix. 1), the shofar; the modern use of the .... such as the flugelhorn usually plays the part instead of an actual shofar. ...
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However, the Rambam (based upon a Yerushalmi in Sukka) permits using a stolen shofar, since "a sound cannot be stolen" (ein be-kol din gezel). Had the mitzva been viewed by the Rambam as one of blowing, the actual shofar itself would be considered the article of the mitzva.
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Keep in mind that while all of these are true and excellent interpretations, and are good to have in mind before or during the actual moments of the shofar-blowing, we cannot single out one of them or even all of them collectively as the real reason why the shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah.
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The shofar is generally blown on the "bema", the high place where the Torah is read. The person blowing the shofar stands as do those who are listening to the shofar blasts.
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The ram's horn trumpet ... Before the end of this age, all humanity will hear the LORD Himself sound the Great Shofar, the heavenly trumpet which will raise the dead. Blowing the ram's horn shofar today is a reminder that we are fast approaching that time.
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Come Blow our Horn! Welcome in the High Holy Days by blowing our shofar! ... The blowing of the Shofar is the only specific commandment for Rosh Hashanah. Just as trumpeters announced the presence of their mortal king, the Shofar is used by Jews to proclaim the coronation of the King of King.
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OU.ORG Presents Rosh Hashanah ... Therefore, if you see someone blowing the Shofar, or even blow it yourself, you have still not fulfilled the mitzvah if you do not hear the sound itself. An example of this is if one blew the Shofar into a chamber such that the actual sound is drowned out by the echoes.
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