How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
Mark Lipof blows a shofar during the lead-up to Yom Kippur at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Mass., in 2010. Michael Fein/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images It’s the Jewish High ...
“Healing Tones,” a new composition commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, opens with the sound of a ram’s horn or shofar — a traditional Jewish musical instrument. This particular shofar comes ...
The curling kudu horn is almost as tall as Andrew Epstein. The 8-year-old hefts the burnished horn to his lips and blows. His initial sputtering gives way suddenly to a deep, sonorous blast. Ah, the ...
Two kinds of horns mentioned in the Hebrew bible. One, a metal trumpet, is described in great detail. The description of the other, the shofar, is, shall we say, limited? Guess which one has survived ...
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How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
It’s the Jewish High Holiday season, and Jews the world over are preparing to visit their local synagogues – for community, for prayer, and to hear the arresting, soulful sounds of the shofar. An ...
How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
Sarah Pessin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
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