The shofar originates from biblical times – it has been around for thousands of years and has carried the same meaning on its journey through time. From an ancient battle cry to a modern-day music ...

(JTA) — Schmekel — a transgender Jewish punk band based in Brooklyn — opened its 2011 album with “I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur.” The song features lyrics ...

Being little more than a husk of keratin hacked off the head of a ram, the shofar is not a very versatile instrument. Because there’s no real mechanism to alter pitch within the hollow horn, the ...

Jews have been blowing the shofar for millennia. That has predominantly taken place within the context of religious ritual, mostly in the synagogue on Rosh Hashanah, and as the finale to Yom Kippur.

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 ...

Shofar: the meaning behind the music On Rosh Hashanah, known as Yom Teruah – The Day of the Shofar Blast – an ancient horn will sound once again. This year, the shofar, with its eerie, piercing sounds ...

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JTA — Schmekel — a transgender Jewish punk band based in Brooklyn — opened its 2011 album with “I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur.” The song features lyrics ...