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A man blowing a shofar The blowing of the shofar , or ram's horn, on the Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year, , – although not exclusively limited to a ram's horn, as almost any natural bovid horn serves the purpose, excepting a cow's horn, is an injunction that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Leviticus 23:24) in undefined terms, without divulging how this was to be done: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation.1Although Maimonides ruled differently in his Code of Jewish Law ( Hilchot Shofar 1: 1): "…the shofar (horn) with which they make the blast, whether on the New Year's day ( Rosh Hashanah ), or the Jubilee ( Yovel ), is the curved horn of sheep. Now all [other] horns are invalid, except the horn of a sheep…", the custom of Israel was to make use of other horns, and not only that of the ram (the male sheep). Some would use the horn of the wild goat ( Walia ibex ) on Rosh Hashanah , while others made use of the long, spiraling horn of the kudu antelope ( Tragelaphus strepsiceros ) because of its deep, reverberating sound. Compare the teaching of Rabbi Isaac b. Judah ibn Giat, who wrote: "All shofars are valid, excepting that of a cow since it is a [solid] horn. Said Rabbi Levi: 'The shofar of Rosh Hashanah and of Yom Kippurim are curved, while those of the entire year are straight, and thus is the Halacha.' Why is it that they blow with a shofar of a ram on Rosh Hashanah ? Babylonian Talmud ( Rosh Hashanah 26a) editors, editors. Jewish Publication Society: Philadelphia 1917. : |last= has generic name ( help ) ; Missing or empty |url= ( help )2
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A man blowing a shofar The blowing of the shofar ( , ) is a ritual performed by Jews on Rosh Hashanah .The shofar is a musical horn , typically made of a ram 's horn .Jewish law requires that the shofar be blown 30 times on each day of Rosh Hashanah, and by custom it is blown 100 or 101 times on each day. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation. editors, editors (1917). Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society. : |last= has generic name ( help )
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Prescribed method of blowing the ram's horn on the Jewish New Year A man blowing a shofar The blowing of the shofar ( , ) is a ritual performed by Jews on Rosh Hashanah . The shofar is a musical horn , typically made of a ram 's horn . Jewish law requires that the shofar be blown 30 times on each day of Rosh Hashanah, and by custom it is blown 100 or 101 times on each day. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation.
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Prescribed method of blowing the ram's horn on the Jewish New Year A man blowing a shofar The blowing of the shofar ( Hebrew : תקיעת שופר , Hebrew pronunciation: [t(e)kiˈ(ʔ)at ʃoˈfaʁ] ) is a ritual performed by Jews on Rosh Hashanah . The shofar is a musical horn , typically made of a ram 's horn . Jewish law requires that the shofar be blown 30 times on each day of Rosh Hashanah, and by custom it is blown 100, 101 or 102 times on each day. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation.
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curved horn of sheep
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ritual performed by jews on rosh hashanah
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