Lecture and exhibition on the Shofar

LECTURE AND EXHIBITION:

Ancient instruments and texts inspire!

By LOREN MINSKY/ITRAVELJERUSALEM.COM TEAM (Jerusalem Post)
09/15/2011 14:52

Don’t miss the fascinating Gone with the Wind lecture at the Bible Lands museum.

Dr. Guy Stiebel from Hebrew University will be discussing wind instruments in the land of Israel during the classical period. The talk is free with museum admission.

While you’re at the museum, check out the related exhibition on the ancient wind instrument, the shofar. The exhibition, Sound the Shofar - a Witness to History, traces the history of the shofar from animal horn to icon. On display are shofarot from around the world, each with a story to tell and together they tell the story of the Jewish people. A viewing of the exhibition will enrich and redefine your shofar-blowing experience during the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.

UPATE: Todd Bolen notes More Sounds of the Shofar.