The observance of Rosh Hashanah includes blowing the shofar - a ram’s horn - on both mornings of the holiday "which is normally done in synagogue as part of the day’s services," according to ...

During Rosh Hashanah, we spend a lot of time in the synagogue. One of the rituals there is the blowing of the shofar horn. It's a ram's horn and it's one of the world's oldest-known wind instruments.

In ancient days, when a watchman on Israel’s walls detected an approaching enemy, the first thing he did was grab his shofar.

During Rosh Hashanah, we spend a lot of time in the synagogue. One of the rituals there is the blowing of the shofar horn. It's a ram's horn and it's one of the world's oldest-known wind instruments.

And with communal shofar blowing posing unique health risks this year, congregants are being encouraged to make their own using a ram’s horn, a saw and a drill. “You can get a ram’s horn ...