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Shofar Fundamentals

This ancient horn is used to celebrate Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

As Jews prepare to usher in the Jewish New Year of 5773 with Rosh Hashanah, Chabad of East Brunswick presented a program to show the fundamentals of the ancient Shofar, one of the key instruments in celebrating the holiday.

Participants saw how a ram's horn is cured, measured, sawed, drilled, and polished into a Shofar, a semi-musical horn used by Jews on their New Year - Rosh Hashanah, and on Yom Kippur. When the Shofar was complete, participants learned how to blow it and sound the traditional notes.

The Shofar is one the most ancient instruments in the world and has been use by around the globe for Rosh Hashana for more than 3000 years. The Shofar Factory, a hands-on workshop, helps the community learn about the significance and history of the Shofar, from the cleaning to the polishing.

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Residents of Care-One, along with children and grandchildren, gathered Aug. 30 for the event.

“I believe that the ’hands-on’ approach is the best way to teach,” said Rabbi Aryeh Goodman, Director of Chabad of East Brunswick. “With the High Holidays around the corner, now is the most preeminent time to do as the Shofar – call out to G-d to bless us with a peaceful year of happiness and good health.”

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