Howcast - Master the art of coaxing music from a shofar, or ram's horn, an instrument played on certain Jewish holy days.

Pupil outcome: I can explain why Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are so important to most Jews. Key learning points: - Rosh Hashanah is followed by ten days of penitence, leading to the festival of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. - People...

Hundreds of Jewish people and supporters from “Sussex to Jerusalem” have joined to blow shofars and whistles in a call to free Israeli hostages.



One group met at St John’s Wood Synagogue in London on Sunday – led by TV...

Sounding a shofar

Sounding a shofar

Sounding a shofar

An elderly Jewish man in traditional dress blows a shofar.

A Rabbi blows the rams horn heralding the Jewish new year and the High Holidays.

A Rabbi blows the Shofar. This ritual is performed as part of the Jewish High Holiday rituals.

Close up pan of a Jewish man blowing on a shofar

Nebi Samuel National Park, about 14,000 acres in size, extends over the slopes of Mt. Samuel, which rises to a height of 885 meters (about 2,900 feet) above sea level. Its height is emphasized by the Soreq Stream, which borders Mt....