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Shofar—Call to Action


Shofar basics: When do we blow? Why a shofar? Who needs to hear the blasts of the ram’s horn? And much more . . .

Reader Comments
Posted: July 21, 2008
shofar
1) I do not believe there is marrow inside a horn of any kind. Marrow is the fatty substance inside of bones. Horns are not bone. They are made of carotene(sp), the same substance as hair and fingernails. A horn is essentially compressed hair that hardens. As a horn grows, It grows from the inside of the horn.

2) I am curious. You have said that blowing the shofar needn't be loud. It is described as a "blast". By definition, a blast implies loud. Nu?
Posted By marc sengin
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Posted: July 24, 2008
Hey Marc, Give the rabbis a break!
You are such a nitpicker!

A. Marrow is the soft tissue inside of bones. Why can’t it be the soft marrow inside of horns be called marrow as well?

B. You blow the Shofar so it is called a blast. Nothing to do with the volume.
Posted By Anonymous

Posted: Aug 14, 2008
Shofar blowing
Dear sir, could you please tell me the 100 shofar sounds, is it to be divided into the two days or 100 sounds per day. thank you, G-d bless you, theresa
Posted By Anonymous

Posted: Aug 14, 2008
Shofar
That's 100 sounds per day! Click here to read more about this.
Posted By Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org

Posted: Sep 17, 2009
shofar
should the shevarim be three wailing moaning sounds or three straight sounds
Posted By Ulf Sender, stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Sep 16, 2011
What do you call the shofar blower?
Is there a Hebrew name or title given to the one who blows the shofar during the service? We just call him "the guy that blows the shofar in shuel". Does the action of blowing the shofar (or teaching others to blow it) have a name of idiom?
Posted By Robert, White Plains, Ny

Posted: Sep 30, 2011
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I heard that you are supposed to make a wish during the shofar blasts. Is that true ?
Posted By Anonymous, rego park, NY

 


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