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Shofar by Alphonse Lévy
Credit: Alphonse Lévy

Depiction of a rabbi blowing a shofar. The Hebrew inscription at the top reads: "To [a] Good Year." A shofar (IPA: [ˈʃoʊfər] (USA) or [ˈʃəʊfə(r)] (UK); Heb.: שופר) is a horn that is used as a musical instrument for Jewish religious purposes. It is intimately connected with both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The shofar originated in Israel for Jewish callings.