ProShofar Israel Shofar Set, Natural Kudu Horn Shofar, Kosher Shofar Instrument Traditional Musical Instrument for Jewish Spiritual Ceremonies and Religious Sermons, Made in Israel ?? 100% Certified Kosher- the only certified Yemenite Kudu Shofar brought to you directly from our factory in Israel. ProShofar? is the only brand that has an officially signed certificate from the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture. ?? 100% Family Run Business - ProShofar? is a family run business in Israel. All our products are handmade professionally and gone through comprehensive testing, all to ensure the best quality and sound possible. ?? 100% Free Gifts - the package includes: Shofar bag +odor neutralizer spray +cleaning brush for maintaining your shofar +Kabbalah red string blessing +instruction manual. ?? 100% Spiritual - heard on Mount Sinai when the ten commandments were given. The Shofar instrument described as the voice of G-d and used for more than 4000 years by various religions for both musical and spiritual purposes. ?? 100% Unique - no shofar is created equal and may vary slightly in color shape from what you see in the images. One of the most ancient musical instruments, the shofar is mentioned several times in the bible.In the Book of Joshua (Chapter 6), it was part of a battle plan to capture the city of Jericho: As Joshua and his army were about to conquer the city of Jericho,they blew the shofar to miraculously topple the city walls. A more conventional use is described in the Book of Judges (Chapter 7),when Gideon and his 300 warriors sounded the shofar in order to frighten the army of Midian who outnumbered them.Today, the most common use of the shofar is in synagogue services, mainly on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and to mark the end of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement).The makings of a shofarThe most common shofar is made from a ram?s horn (in fact, the shofar is sometimes referred to as a ?ram?s horn?).The horn?s wide base surrounds a core bone,which connects it to the ram?s head. Once the animal is dead, the horn is separated from the bone, resulting in a horn that is hollow in its wide part, but sealed at its narrow edge.Heat is applied to enable straightening part of the horn, then it is polished on the outside and an air-passage hole is drilled in the narrow partmaking it possible to produce a sound from the shofar, similarly to a trumpet, a trombone, or a didgeridoo.Another type of popular horn is the long spiral shofar used by Yemenite Jews, which comes from the greater kudu antelope.The shofar benderIn addition to a shofar?s length, its angle of bending also affects its sound. Shofar manufacturers usually straighten the naturally bending narrow end of the horn.The precise degree of bending changes from one shofar to another, resulting in a unique sound in each shofar."Blow the shofar in Zion! Sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all living in the land tremble, for the day of Adonai is coming!" Shipping We offer FREE shipping on all orders within the Continental USA! We ship within Three business days of payment, usually sooner. We use a selection of shipping services such as UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. We ship WORLDWIDE, APO/FPO addresses or PO Boxes allowed IN SOME LOCATIONS. We ship to some of US protectorates free, not all. Pls check with us or we invoice your shipping. We offer more quantity than listed, please message us your desired quantity. We offer wholesale of huge orders, please message your request and we would accommodate it. Local pickups and combined shipping options are not provided at this time. Return You can return a product for up to 30 days from the date you purchased it. Any product you return must be in the same condition you received it and in the original packaging. Please keep the receipt. Payment We accept payment by any of the following methods: PayPal, direct payments, credit cards. Please pay as soon as possible after winning an sale, as that will allow us to post your item to you sooner! Feedback Customer satisfaction is very important to us. If you have any problem with your order, please contact us and we will do our best to make you satisfied. Contact Us If you have any queries, please contact us via. We usually respond within 24 hours on weekdays. Please visit our store to check out other items for sale! Thank you for shopping at our store.