Sound the Shofar - a Witness to History
Sound the Shofar - a Witness to History
A New Exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem, Opening September 7th 2011
In honor of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays, a new exhibition will be displayed at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Sound the Shofar - A Witness to History reveals little known facts about the Shofar and traces its use and symbolism through history from the ancient world to modern times in an exceptional display of artifacts and multi-media. The exhibition will be on display from 7 September 2011 through February 2012.
The shofar is amongst the earliest musical instruments played by mankind. It is also one of the oldest and most recognizable symbols of Judaism, which has been in continual use for more than 3,000 years. Throughout the millennium, the shofar has been a powerful witness to the turbulent history of the Jewish people in both times of rejoicing and triumph, sorrow and devastation throughout Jewish history.
Shofar at the exhibition
According to the Bible, the shofar was sounded by Israelite priests when the walls of Jericho fell more than 3000 years ago, and at the coronation ceremony of the kings of Israel including King Solomon. That tradition is echoed today as an integral part of the inauguration ceremony of the presidents of Israel. Throughout Jewish history, the shofar has been sounded to proclaim a herem (expulsion) against a fellow Jew, yet it has also been blown at weddings to celebrate new and joyous beginnings.
Among the highlights of the exhibition is a two sided carved synagogue chancel screen depicting a Menorah, Shofar, Lulav and Ethrog from Ashkelon (4th-7th centuries CE); a facsimile of the Rothschild Miscellany manuscript depicting a shofar blower in front of Jewish worshipers (15th century CE, Italy); a unique shofar used to proclaim herem against a fellow Jew (ca. 17th century CE, Western Europe); a Shofar recovered from the Gyimes labor camp during the Holocaust, secretly used by Jews on Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur. On display for the first time, is the famous Shofar blown by Rabbi Shlomo Goren at the Western Wall on June 7th, 1967 after the liberation and unification of Jerusalem.
The addition of a children’s wing will include special activities including the preparation of holiday greeting cards, games such as “match the different animals with their horns,” a "Shofar Telephone," word games and puzzles using the words Shofar and Horns and more.
The exhibition includes artifacts on loan from museums, Institutions and from private collections, many of which have never been on display before.
http://www.blmj.org/en/index.php
A New Exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem, Opening September 7th 2011
In honor of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays, a new exhibition will be displayed at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Sound the Shofar - A Witness to History reveals little known facts about the Shofar and traces its use and symbolism through history from the ancient world to modern times in an exceptional display of artifacts and multi-media. The exhibition will be on display from 7 September 2011 through February 2012.
The shofar is amongst the earliest musical instruments played by mankind. It is also one of the oldest and most recognizable symbols of Judaism, which has been in continual use for more than 3,000 years. Throughout the millennium, the shofar has been a powerful witness to the turbulent history of the Jewish people in both times of rejoicing and triumph, sorrow and devastation throughout Jewish history.
Shofar at the exhibition
According to the Bible, the shofar was sounded by Israelite priests when the walls of Jericho fell more than 3000 years ago, and at the coronation ceremony of the kings of Israel including King Solomon. That tradition is echoed today as an integral part of the inauguration ceremony of the presidents of Israel. Throughout Jewish history, the shofar has been sounded to proclaim a herem (expulsion) against a fellow Jew, yet it has also been blown at weddings to celebrate new and joyous beginnings.
Among the highlights of the exhibition is a two sided carved synagogue chancel screen depicting a Menorah, Shofar, Lulav and Ethrog from Ashkelon (4th-7th centuries CE); a facsimile of the Rothschild Miscellany manuscript depicting a shofar blower in front of Jewish worshipers (15th century CE, Italy); a unique shofar used to proclaim herem against a fellow Jew (ca. 17th century CE, Western Europe); a Shofar recovered from the Gyimes labor camp during the Holocaust, secretly used by Jews on Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur. On display for the first time, is the famous Shofar blown by Rabbi Shlomo Goren at the Western Wall on June 7th, 1967 after the liberation and unification of Jerusalem.
The addition of a children’s wing will include special activities including the preparation of holiday greeting cards, games such as “match the different animals with their horns,” a "Shofar Telephone," word games and puzzles using the words Shofar and Horns and more.
The exhibition includes artifacts on loan from museums, Institutions and from private collections, many of which have never been on display before.
http://www.blmj.org/en/index.php
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