Echoes of a Shofar in Jerusalem
80 years ago, at the end of Yom Kippur’s Neilah (closing) service at the Kotel, 26 year old Moshe Segal blew the shofar. He was promptly arrested and taken to jail, still fasting. He was only released...
View ArticleFoto Friday Sound the Shofar
Is the shofar — the ram’s horn instrument sounded in the Jewish High Holy Day ceremonies — an ancient form of vuvuzela? Is the vuvuzela a shofar? This question has been plaguing Jewish football (that’s...
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The Shofar: Not Just for High Holydays
16th century shofar from Central Europe inscribed with the Hebrew word cherem–excommunication. Ask Jews anywhere around the world what they associate with the shofar, and chances are they’
View ArticleNostalgia Sunday Sound the Shofar
A new exhibition, Sound the Shofar – A Witness to History, has opened at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. This exhibition traces the shofar from animal horn to icon. On display are shofarot from...
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