We re-use cardboard boxes to ship our Shofars. A Shofar is quite a resilient product. We still don’t want it to be rattling around on it’s journey from Israel to your home. So we’ve come up with a pretty good solution. Each Shofar has a tailored recycled box. Our local corner store has a recycling bin for cardboard boxes. Our 6 year old son Dovi likes to climb in and find the nice big boxes and toss them out. Then the real fun begins. The box is opened and measured to fit the chosen Shofar. Then it’s folded and taped to become your Shofar’s shipping box. The Shofar invoice is printed up, signed by yours truly, folded and popped inside. Most of the boxes are pretty standard rectangular boxes. I’ve found though, that the 45″ Kudu Shofar fits best in a triangular box. It took me a while to get the hang of making a triangular box (think toblerone chocolate bars) but I’ve almost got it down to a science now. The Shofar shipping label is affixed and after a trip to the local post man the journey begins. So when you receive your Shofar you may see an advertisement for the popular Israeli Kids snack Bamba on the inside of the box. You’ve played a part in recycling in the Holy Land and received your Shofar safe and sound. Enjoy!
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We are proud to announce that we are now offering wholesale Shofars to organizations and shops. To learn more visit our Wholesale Shofars Page.
We are very excited about these new sterling silver coated shofars. We now have 6 models to choose from.
We just added two new silver coated Shofars to our catalog! 
The first item is a silver coated Ram’s horn Shofar. It is made of one of our highest quality, 20 inch Ram’s horn Shofars. It is then coated with sterling silver. The silver has a design depicting a bearded figure blowing the Shofar against the backdrop of an ancient wall. We love this Shofar because it reminds us so much of our website’s logo.
The next Shofar is a silver coated oryx Shofar. The horn of the oryx is almost straight. This gives it a look reminiscent of the trumpets used in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. This beautiful oryx Shofar is coated with a sterling silver design of Jerusalem.
We are really excited about this new line of sterling silver Shofars. We will be adding a few more soon.
In case you didn’t notice, we are having a Thanksgiving sale all weekend until Monday night. All of our products are marked down. This includes Shofars, Shofar Bags and Mezuzahs.
We hope you will take advantage of this sale to pick up some items for your gift list and to treat yourself. There is no coupon necessary to receive the discount price.
Don’t miss out on this special offer. For a limited time, buy a shofar (36″ Yemenite), and get a free velvet Shofar bag.
This special offer is good on any 36 inch Yemenite Shofar, full or half polished. This offer is for a limited time only and will not last forever. So take this opportunity to buy a nice shofar and get a beautiful Shofar bag for free.
Many of our customers like their Shofars to have a natural look. But some people are looking for a Shofar that makes a special display piece and yet is functional and Kosher. Our new decorated Shofars are the perfect choice. Here are a few examples.
 Silver Jerusalem – Ram’s Shofar $95.00  |
 Silver Jerusalem – Yemenite Shofar $210.00 |
 Embellished Ram Shofar – Pomegranates $92.00 |
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Ram's Horn Shofar
It depends on what you want it for. We have both Jewish and Gentile customers from all over the world. For our Jewish customers who want their Shofar for performing the Mitzvah on Rosh Hashanah, the main concern is which type of Shofar is preferable according to Halacha (Jewish Law). For others it is just a matter of personal preference. Both types are perfectly authentic, Kosher Shofars. But Halacha does give preference to the Ram’s horn Shofar for performing the Mitzvah. This is mainly because of an interesting tradition.
We know that when Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac, God sent an angel to stop him and provided a ram for sacrifice in Isaac’s place. According to the Jewish Oral Tradition, two Shofars were made from the horns of that ram. The shorter one was used at the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. The longer one will be blown at the arrival of the final redemption. This is what the prophet Isaiah meant when he spoke of ’sounding the great (meaning large) Shofar’.
Yemenite Shofar
According to this tradition, the ram’s horn is preferable for performing the Mitzvah on Rosh Hashanah, because it reminds God of the merit of our father Abraham at this important time when we ask God to forgive our sins.
The kudu or Yemenite Shofar is Kosher and can be used to perform the Mitzvah where a ram’s horn is not available, but preference is given to the horn of a ram.
There is a fascinating article from Rabbi Nathan Slifkin that discusses these issues and more at length. You can read it in PDF format here.