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Shofar
Wind instrument made from an animal horn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the academic journal, see Shofar (journal). For the Shofar Organization, see Amnon Yitzhak.
A shofar (/ʃoʊˈfɑːr/ shoh-FAR; from שׁוֹפָר, pronounced [ʃoˈfaʁ] ⓘ) is an ancient musical horn typically made of a ram's horn, used for Jewish religious purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch-altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the player's embouchure. The shofar is blown in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur; it is also blown every weekday morning in the month of Elul running up to Rosh Hashanah.[1] Shofars come in a variety of sizes and shapes, depending on the choice of animal and level of finish.
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