shofar
/ˈʃəʊfə
/noun (plural shofars or shofroth /ˈʃəʊfrəʊt/)
A ram’s-horn trumpet formerly used by Jews as an ancient battle signal and now used in Jewish religious ceremonies.Positive commandments include activities such as blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashana, the study of Torah, the wearing of the tallit, etc....
- And no rabbi feels compelled to tell his congregants about the importance of coming to hear the shofar on Rosh Hashana.
- He opposed circumcision, wearing of skull caps or prayer shawls, or the blowing of the shofar - in short just about anything traditionally Jewish.
Origin
From Hebrew šōp̱ār, (plural) šōp̱ārōṯ.