Editing Shofar (section)

{{Short description|Wind instrument made from an animal horn}}
{{About||the academic journal|Shofar (journal)|the Shofar Organization|Amnon Yitzhak}}
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[[File:Shofar-16-Zachi-Evenor.jpg|thumbnail|Shofar]]
[[File:Frank-oil-shofar (14088680963).jpg|thumbnail|Shofar]]
[[File:Blowing The Shofar on Rosh Hashanah (4974050267).jpg|thumbnail|Blowing the shofar.]]
A '''shofar''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|oʊ|ˈ|f|ɑr}}<ref>{{Cite OED|shofar|access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref> {{respell|shoh|FAR}}; from {{Script/Hebrew|שׁוֹפָר}}, {{IPA|he|ʃoˈfar|pron|Shofar.ogg}}) A '''shofar''' is an ancient musical [[Horn (instrument)|horn]], typically a [[Ram (sheep)|ram]]'s [[horn (anatomy)|horn]], used for [[Judaism|Jewish]] ritual purposes. Like the modern [[bugle]], the shofar lacks [[pitch (music)|pitch]]-altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the player's [[embouchure]]. The shofar is blown in [[synagogue]] services on [[Rosh Hashanah]] and at the end of [[Yom Kippur]]; it is also blown every weekday morning in the month of [[Elul]] running up to Rosh Hashanah.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jewish prayer-book|url=http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-00662/127 |publisher=Cambridge Digital Library |access-date=25 September 2014}}</ref> Shofars come in a variety of sizes and shapes, depending on the choice of animal and level of finish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mitzva of Shofar - Jewish Tradition |url=https://yahadut.org/en/shabbat-and-festivals/rosh-ha-shana/the-mitzva-of-shofar/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=yahadut.org |date=19 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>