Blowing the Shofar is an integral part of the Jewish high holiday rituals, Rather than repeat what's already been written about it, and much more authoritatively than I could ever hope to do, you can read all about it here. It's a ritual that captivated me as a kid.
Basically, it's a ram's horn (or a goat's, or any other kosher animal - except a deer, their horns are bone) that has all the internal cartilage removed and a hole drilled in the narrow end. That's the easy part. The hard part is making a sound come out. Kind of like blowing into a trumpet, but more difficult because there's no mouthpiece for a shofar.
There's three specific sounds or signals that are used, each of different length. More about it all on that website.
Drilling the end-hole after the cartilage is removed:
Trying to make a sound by blowing into the hole:
Basically, it's a ram's horn (or a goat's, or any other kosher animal - except a deer, their horns are bone) that has all the internal cartilage removed and a hole drilled in the narrow end. That's the easy part. The hard part is making a sound come out. Kind of like blowing into a trumpet, but more difficult because there's no mouthpiece for a shofar.
There's three specific sounds or signals that are used, each of different length. More about it all on that website.
Drilling the end-hole after the cartilage is removed:
Trying to make a sound by blowing into the hole:
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