Have you heard of a shofar? Here what it is.

image from My Jewish Learning 

       2nd post for today.  Pastor Wendy shared with us last night at Ash Wed. Service the sound of a Shofar.  I have never heard of this before.  I wanted to share in memory of our good friend, Ruth Newman because she would have told us all about this Jewish custom. 
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Shofar, ritual musical instrument, made from the horn of a ram or other animal, used on important Jewish public and religious occasions. In biblical times the shofar sounded the Sabbath, announced the New Moon, and proclaimed the anointing of a new king. This latter custom has been preserved in modern Israel at the swearing in of the president of the state.
The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is the religion's holiest day of the year.
The most important modern use of the shofar in religious ceremonies takes place on Rosh Hashana, when it is sounded in the synagogue to call the Jewish people to a spiritual reawakening as the religious New Year begins on Tishri 1. The shofar can be made to produce sobbing, wailing, and sustained sounds in sequences that are varied strictly according to ritual. The shofar is also sounded on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, as a call for repentance and sacrifice and for love of the Torah.
Taken from https://www.britannica.com/art/shofar
till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected] 641-794-3337  cell phone  641-903-9365