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The shofar (pronounced "show-fur"), made from the horn of a kosher animal, usually a ram, is an ancient musical instrument that was and still is part of Jewish culture and religious practice. Traditionally, shofar blasts signaled important events such as Moses receiving the Torah, Joshua's conquering Jericho and the inauguration of Jewish kings. Today the shofar is played on the High Holy Days--Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur--and during the month of Elul. The shofar's blast is a call to self-reflection during Elul, to commemorate God as King of the Universe on Rosh Hashana, and to close Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The shofar is blown to produce three distinct three-second series of sounds, the tekiah, shevarim and teruah, and one nine-second sound, the tekiah gedolah. The shevarim and teruah represent pain and suffering. The tekiah represents triumph and joy. According to tradition, sounds of the shofar will accompany the arrival of the Messiah.Important Events
High Holy Days
Why It's Blown
The Calls
The Messiah
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