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Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich blowing the shofar, the ram’s horn at re-consecration of Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland
Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich blowing the shofar, the ram’s horn at re-consecration of Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland A shofar [ʃoˈfaʁ] (Hebrew:About this sound שׁוֹפָר (help·info)) is a musical instrument of ancient origin, made of a horn, traditionally that of a ram, used for Jewish religious purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch-altering devices. All pitch control is done by varying the player's embouchure. Shofar-blowing is incorporated in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Shofars come in a variety of sizes
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Location: Brzostek Jewish cemetery in south-eastern Poland
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