Sounding the Shofar
Steve Grossman sounds the shofar on Saturday in accordance with Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The shofar, an instrument that has been around more than 5,000 years, is usually made from a ram's horn. In biblical times, it was used to announce a big event, and during Yom Kippur, to proclaim liberty throughout the land.
Photograph by Christine Weerts
Very interesting photo and thanks for the short explanation of the holiday! I saw it on my desk calender and didn't get to google the meaning.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I can hear it now. MB
ReplyDeleteThanks for the posting. For more than 40 years, I have lived in cities with large Jewish populations, even though I am not Jewish. I appreciate having the culture of people with differing beliefs explained and illustrated. Nice photo.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are so beautiful! Was this taken early morning?
ReplyDeleteThanks, hobbledog. The photo was taken in the afternoon, and as you can tell, it was very bright!
ReplyDeleteI like the photo and the story. I had never heard of the shofar although I have always been so much interested in Jewish culture (I have lots of Jewish friends).
ReplyDeleteWe should archive the city daily photo shofar sightings HERE!
ReplyDeleteGreensboro Daily PHoto
http://www.greensborodailyphoto.com/2010/09/rosh-hashanah-2010.html
Jerusalem Hills Daily Photo
http://jerusalemhillsdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/09/sound-shofar.html
could there be more?
We use a Shofar at our church, but we are not Jewish. It makes a beautiful sound.
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