Shofars in Christian Contexts

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Why blow the shofar?



Well, mostly because God said so! What were the trumpet blasts used for? They were used to signal the children of Israel--signals for time to worship, time to move out, time to go to war, time to retreat and more. In any of those situations, one can imagine that it was extremely important to both hear and to understand what was being communicated. And, of course, it was important to obey!



Listen to the two prayers that a shofarist prays before blowing:

Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, king of the universe, Who has commanded the blowing of the shofar.

and

Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, king of the universe, Who has commanded us to hear the shofar’s blast.

[The shofar was blown and the service began.]