A Short History of Bringing Shofar to the Streets – The first mitzvah campaign to bring Judaism to the individual, wherever he or she was

For as long as anyone can remember, the symbol of the High Holidays has been the shofar, the ancient curved instrument used to inaugurate the Jewish New Year. The shofar, most often hewn out of a ram’s horn-although it can be made out of the horns of most kosher animals-is traditionally trumpeted in the synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and is the highlight of the service.