The Shofar: Its History and Use

by Jeremy Montagu

In The Shofar: Its History and Use, Jeremy Montagu offers a detailed study of the ram's horn of the Bible, describing its history and use, both ritual and secular, from biblical times to the present day. Because most of those who hear--and use--the shofar hear the same blower each year during the Jewish high holidays, few are aware of the wide differences among communities around the world in which the shofar-blowing tradition exists, the varying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442250275
• ISBN13: 9781442250277
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.1"