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2 unusual facts about Shofar


Jon Glaser

He is also known to show off his various Shofar albums, which will always have obnoxious cover art and even more obnoxious Shofar-themed puns as the album titles.

Ram's horn

Shofar, a horn and a musical instrument used for religious purposes


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Adhan

Muhammad preferred the call better than the use of bells (as used by the Christians) and horns (as by the Jews).

Mish Mash!

The shofar stunt took place with the aid of two religious Jews who worked for Mount Scopus Memorial College, a Melbourne Jewish school.

Scroll of Fire

In the scroll describing independence, threre are sculptured symbols of Israel, such as: Olive trees, a child holding a cluster of grapes, a man blowing a shofar near the Western Wall, the menorah as described in the Arch of Titus, an old character representing Elijah, people dancing Hora and flags flying near an angel blowing a trumpet.

Shofar of Freedom Award

The Shofar of Freedom Award is presented annually by the Temple Israel since 1990 in Albany, NY on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur to people with extraordinary commitment to their fellow human beings.

Ten Days of Repentance

Yom Kippur is over at sundown on the tenth day at nightfall but is 'confirmed' as concluded after the recitation of the Kaddish following the end of ne'ila ("closing") prayer and the shofar is sounded.


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