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On Rosh Hashanah

ScarletKnight41 Sep 07 2005 02:41 PM

My 12-year-old has been chosen to blow the Shofar at preschool holiday services :)

Valadius Sep 07 2005 02:42 PM

That's wonderful! It's really hard, though.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 07 2005 02:51 PM

He can handle it. He plays the trumpet in band - it's the same kind of blowing.

Willets Point Sep 07 2005 04:37 PM

What does this signify? Educate the goyim.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 07 2005 04:50 PM

The Shofar is the ram's horn. It is a tradition to signal the new year (Rosh Hashanah) by blowing the Shofar. Think of it as the first New Year's noisemaker ;)

cooby Sep 07 2005 04:51 PM

Does he get to bring it home and practice? (snicker)

ScarletKnight41 Sep 07 2005 04:54 PM

We actually have Shofars in our home. And he's already practiced today (and very nicely, I might add).

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 06:56 PM

And shofar, I'd bet he's doing a nishe job.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 07 2005 07:26 PM

LOL seawolf - he thought that was funny :)

MFS62 Sep 10 2005 03:24 PM

Seawolf - again demonstrates one of his(?) many talents, this one being able to produce gut-wrenching puns in multiple languages. :) Loved it. Later

seawolf17 Sep 10 2005 04:09 PM

And what's too bad is that I didn't make it: "And shofar, I'd shay he's doing a nishe job." Sometimes I'm too quick even for myself.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 10 2005 04:13 PM

You could even shea it!

ScarletKnight41 Oct 04 2005 12:04 PM

BTW, my son did beautifully at this morning's childrens' services, and we'll go back later for the afternoon preschool services. It was one of the better Tekiah Gedolahs that I've ever heard (seriously).

TheOldMole Oct 04 2005 09:02 PM

An honor richly deserved.

MFS62 Oct 05 2005 07:30 AM

Mazel Tov! Later