How to Play the Jewish Shofar
A shofar is a ram's horn that is traditionally blown by Jewish people on Rosh Hashana and at the conclusion of Yom Kippur. The sound of the ram's horn symbolizes a call to repentance and the sound of sobs, calling out to God for forgiveness of one's sins. It is easy to get a shofar to make a sound, but difficult to learn to play it properly.
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Instructions
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Rotate the shofar so that the thickest part of the mouthpiece is at the top.
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Place the shofar's mouthpiece up against either the right or left side of your lips.
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Take a deep breath and wet and tighten your lips, preparing them to produce a sound.
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Let the air out through your lips as though you were making a buzzing sound.
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Push air upward and tighten you lips even more to create a higher note.
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- Photo Credit Black Ram image by Andrew Breeden from Fotolia.com
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I have learned how to blow the Shofar as it is a great weapon against the enemiies of our soul and the Kingdom of God... I am planning to learn more Hebrew as well thorugh the World-famous Pimsleur Method.. in the name of Yeshua.
