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The shofar!!!. After reading the Torah , the most solemn moment arrives - the shofar is about to be sounded!!! The ‘shofar blower’ dressed in his kittel , a white robe symbolizing purity, is getting ready to sound the shofar.
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The shofar!!! • After reading the Torah , the most solemn moment arrives - the shofar is about to be sounded!!! • The ‘shofar blower’ dressed in his kittel , a white robe symbolizing purity, is getting ready to sound the shofar. • For a few moments there is utter silence in the shul, then the ‘shofar blower’ starts to blow the shofar.
Blowing the shofar (in pictures)
More information about the shofar: Did you know? • The shofar is blown one hundred times on Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur! • The shofar is made out of a ram’s horn. • The shofar has to be sent to a special factory to hollow it out.
By Sasha-Lee Gr.410 years oldHerzlia Constantia PrimarySouth AfricaBibliography:www.chabadkids.org