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*Signaling in times of war to assemble troops, to attack, to pursue, and to proclaim victory (Numbers 10:9; [[Judges]] 6:4; [[Jeremiah]] 4:5 and [[Ezekiel]] 33:3-6).

*Signaling in times of war to assemble troops, to attack, to pursue, and to proclaim victory (Numbers 10:9; [[Judges]] 6:4; [[Jeremiah]] 4:5 and [[Ezekiel]] 33:3-6).

In post-biblical times, the Shofar was enhanced in its religious use because of the ban on playing musical instruments as a sign of mourning for the destruction of the temple. The secular uses have been discarded although the Shofar was sounded to commemorate the reunification of [[Jerusalem]] in 1967<ref>'''Eisendrath, Judith Kaplan''', ''Heritage of Music'', New York: UAHC (1972)</ref><ref> During the 1967 [[Six Day War]], General Shlomo Goren, a Rabbi, was present at the capture of East Jerusalem where he gave a prayer of thanksgiving which was broadcast live to the entire country. Sounding a Shofar and carrying a Torah scroll, he then held the first Jewish prayer session at the [[Western Wall]] since 1948.</ref>

In post-biblical times, the Shofar was enhanced in its religious use because of the ban on playing musical instruments as a sign of mourning for the destruction of the temple. The secular uses have been discarded although the Shofar was sounded to commemorate the reunification of [[Jerusalem]] in 1967<ref>'''Eisendrath, Judith Kaplan''', ''Heritage of Music'', New York: UAHC (1972)</ref><ref>During the 1967 [[Six Day War]], General Shlomo Goren, a Rabbi, was present at the capture of East Jerusalem where he gave a prayer of thanksgiving which was broadcast live to the entire country. Sounding a Shofar and carrying a Torah scroll, he then held the first Jewish prayer session at the [[Western Wall]] since 1948.</ref>

==Sounding the Shofar==

==Sounding the Shofar==