Tikvah

Shofar

Latest Mosaic Content for Shofar

  1. Observation ·

    Judaism Is Mainly Text-Centered. Why Mark Its New Year with the Blunt, Inarticulate Noise of the Shofar?

    By Dov Lerner

    In a worship service almost defined by its eloquence, Judaism mandates an unintelligible noise.

    Judaism Is Mainly Text-Centered. Why Mark Its New Year with the Blunt, Inarticulate Noise of the Shofar?
  2. Observation ·

    Where Do the Names of the Shofar Calls Come From?

    By Philologos

    At least one of them might stem from the days when Jews ululated.

    Where Do the Names of the Shofar Calls Come From?