The Easy Guide To Shofar Sounding

This short manual will help those who want to learn the significance and the art of the shofar. This is a great pre-High Holiday unit for children and adults.

A simple guide to learn how to blow the shofar. Includes step-by-step instructions on how to blow and sections on the halachos, how to buy, trobleshooting, FAQ's. Serious, funny and unusually informative. This book is intedned as a companion volume to Teka Beshofar - Mastering Shofar Blowing.

In The Shofar, Jeremy Montagu offers a detailed study of the ram’s horn of the Bible, describing its history and use—both ritual and secular—from biblical times to the present. Because the same person normally blows the shofar each year during the Jewish High Holy Days, few are aware of the wide differences among communities around the world: the varying points in the Jewish liturgical service when the shofar is blown, what sound combinations exist, and the many varieties of the instrument. This is the first work of its kind to detail the full range of historical, musical, antiquarian, and religious issues surrounding the ancient instrument with all relevant citations from the Bible, the Talmud, and key post-Talmudic sources. Jeremy Montagu carefully examines horn types, sound characteristics, liturgical uses, and community functions to illustrate how the shofar has reflected local custom, regional needs, and religious practice. Chapters provide difficult-to-find information on how shofars are made; advice on how to choose, prepare, and maintain shofars; and instructions for aspiring blowers on a variety of traditions. With more than sixty photographs from the author’s personal collection, this is an ideal work for Jews and Christians, religious scholars and musicologists, and even practicing musicians seeking to understand the crucial role of this instrument in the life of a people.

TEKA BESHOFAR: An original work on a topic never previously covered.Reading TEKA BESHOFAR is like having your own expert instructor on hand to guide you through the shofar-blowing process, no matter what your level. Written clearly and illustrated beautifully, it covers:*tips on selecting the right Shofar*exercises to help you blow more effectively*advice from some of today's greatest ba'alei tekiah*methods to overcome common blowing problems*relevant halachos and minhagimTeka BeShofar also includes a pictorial guide to the sugya of Rosh Hashana 26-27. The stunningly clear pictures present the Gemara's concepts in a way never attempted before, and they have proven to be a valuable teaching tool in schools, camps and other educational settings.Whether you are a first-time blower or have many years of experience, this book can help you improve your skills and become the Ba'al Tekiah you want to be.

Celebrate the Jewish holidays throughout the year with this original collection from Florence Temko. Paper-folding designs help create a Hanukkah dreidel, the Torah Scroll, the Star of David, and more. Includes 15 sheets of colorful, non-toxic origami paper.

Uncle Jake gets to blow the shofar twice within ten days, as the family celebrates first Rosh Hashanah and then Yom Kippur.

A relevant and timely novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece. He seemed like the perfect pastor to lead Centerville Christian Church. She was the perfect pastor’s wife. When Paul Hudson accepted the call to pastor the struggling church, he had no idea what to expect. But it didn’t take long for Paul to turn Centerville Christian Church around. Attendance was up-way up. Everything was going so well. If only his wife could see it that way. Still, he tried not to let her quiet presence disturb him. She knew something wasn’t right, and it hadn’t been for a long time. . . . Eunice closed the bedroom door quietly and knelt beside her bed. “I’m drowning, God. I’ve never felt so alone. Who can I turn to but you, Lord? Where else does a pastor’s wife go for help when her marriage is failing and her life is out of control? Who can I trust with my anguish, Lord? Who but you?” Grasping her pillow, she pressed it tightly to her mouth so that her sobs would not be heard. “This book is a powerful and almost-prophetic statement of the church in America. . . . And the Shofar Blew is a must-read.” —Anne Graham Lotz, bestselling author and speaker “[Rivers] as usual turns in a strong narrative, posing issues that ring loud and clear.” —Booklist “Meticulously plotted, Francine Rivers’s new masterpiece, And the Shofar Blew, brims with unforgettable characters.” —Romantic Times Also available in The Francine Rivers Contemporary Collection (e-book only).

Holiday stories.