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How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah

How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah
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A man blows a shofar, or ram's horn, during a Rosh Hashanah ritual in Israel. (Ariel Schalit / AP) It can be the small, curved horn of a ram or the dramatic spiral of an African antelope. The sound it creates is unmistakable. Creating that sound is not difficult, but it does take some practice, s...

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