How To Blow a Shofar

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Master the art of coaxing music from a shofar, or ram's horn, an instrument played on certain Jewish holy days.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A shofar
Practice

Step 1: Wet your lips and blow

Moisten your lips and position the mouthpiece at the right corner of your lips. With your lips tightly pursed, vibrate them in the same way you would to blow a raspberry.

Tip: If no sound comes out, practice with your lips against the palm of your hand, or try holding the shofar against a different part of your lips.

Step 2: Learn the four sounds

Learn the four distinct sounds made with the shofar at various points in Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.

Tip: There are many variations of each of the four sounds.

Step 3: Blow a tekiah

Practice how to blow a tekiah, a three-second sustained blast that ends abruptly on a high note.

Step 4: Blow a shevarim

Now learn the shevarim, three one-second notes that rise in tone that each end on a higher note.

Step 5: Blow a teruah

Train yourself to blow 13 short, staccato sounds that resemble an alarm, known as a teruah.

Step 6: End with tekiah gdolah

Learn how to do the tekiah gdolah, a final blast that lasts at least 10 seconds.

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[5RaNdOmReN5]

ohh i thought this was something COMPLETELY different!!! lolzerz!! :)

[TongueSpeakingFool]

We have one at our Church. But were not Jewish-were Pentecostal. But wooh-the anointing and spirit that comes with the Shofar is amazing!

[MultiRump]

last comment

[contractsof47]

@AlenaJolie

umad ho?

[NatanelYaHu]

The sound affects in the temple makes it sound like it would in Israel. Super job by the shofar blower, made it look ease.

[WeedBurito]

such a misleading title lmao

[AlenaJolie]

These comments are so disgusting. You have no respect for anyone or anything holy. Why don't you go write your trash on trashy sites?

[wes8010]

thats what i was thinking

[suckapunch565]

imm a messianic jew.........

[BlazeUniqueBryan]

y dun u juz shout it out loud or reply my cmmnt n juz fuck me ??

idiot

[phillyfan856]

fuck u . u fucking mut