Chabad Of Northbrook Presents Shofar Program

Northbrook IL

18 August, 2021

11:47 AM

Description

Press release from Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook: Aug. 18, 2021 Participants will soon see how a ram's horn is cured, measured, sawed, drilled, and polished. The result will be a "Shofar", a semi-musical horn used by Jews on their New Year - Rosh Hashanah, and on Yom Kippur. When theShofar is complete, participants will then learn how to blow it and sound the traditional notes. As we prepare to usher in the new Jewish year, 5782 years since the beginning of creation, Chabad of Northbrook presents this unique educational program, designed to educate children as well as adults in the fundamentals of the ancient Shofar*. "I believe that the 'hands-on' approach is the best way to teach," said Rabbi Meir Moscowitz, Senior Rabbi of Chabad of Northbrook. "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." The factory will be open on Sunday, August 29 at Chabad 2160 Landwehr Rd Northbrook. The session will be from 11:00am – 12:00 PM and will take place outdoors. Due to covid limitations, reservations are required. The Shofar Factory, a hands-on workshop, will help community members learn about the significance and history of the Shofar, from the cleaning to the polishing. Attendees will actually get to fashion their very own Shofar out of a ram's horn, while learning the entire process. The workshop will display different Shofars from around the world, and mounted heads of horned animals. This press release was produced by Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook. The views expressed here are the author's own.