How to blow the shofar - with a special secret for beginners

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @lee_lee_annah
    @lee_lee_annah 2 года назад +83

    Watching this video it took literally two minutes for me to start making noise with my shofar and my neighbors are now blessed with the noise of the Ruach, whether they like it or not! :P

  • @Chi88LuckHolistic
    @Chi88LuckHolistic 2 года назад +6

    I just received my 1st shofar and tried it, no sound (lol). Then I watched other 'how to blow the shofar' in youtube still no sound until I watched your video. Your technique is so simple but works. I was able to play Amazing Grace after few try's with my new shofar and it gives me goosebumps. Thank you and GOD Bless!!!

  • @melvinchia436
    @melvinchia436 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for the " buzzing" tip. I received my first Shofa today & got it to sound. Wow I'm a happy man

  • @dospalmascb
    @dospalmascb 4 года назад +27

    The most amazing feeling when a good sound comes from your own shofar, brings chills down the spine. Shana Tovah, gmar chatima tova.

    • @johnathanandrews5430
      @johnathanandrews5430 3 года назад +10

      Your profile picture goes against what God wanted relationships and marriage to be.. lgbtq and God don't mix ):

    • @andrealogan6483
      @andrealogan6483 3 года назад

      Absolutely agreed!!!

    • @lowtriggerweightjay7331
      @lowtriggerweightjay7331 3 года назад

      @@johnathanandrews5430 Was GODs first. I hope the LGBT whatever was not his intentions or else you are right.

    • @hahamans
      @hahamans 3 года назад

      your pfp is lgbtq also with the star of david lgbtq isn’t how God wanted marriages and your also putting the star of david onto a lgbtq flag that people made it as different genders which a rainbow is the promise of God it’s beautiful and people turn it into lgbtq and something God doesn’t want

    • @Zajin13
      @Zajin13 2 года назад +2

      @@johnathanandrews5430 the rainbow is literally a sign of the covenant between Noah and G-D, maybe you should catch up with the thousands of years of tradition…

  • @Q1745
    @Q1745 3 года назад +14

    Tip #1: use a little chapstick to moisten your lips. Makes all the difference in the world!
    I played trumpet in elementary school and at 50 I picked up a shofar and was able to play my first time.

    • @tearose522
      @tearose522 3 года назад +3

      Thank you so much for that tip!!!

  • @mariomarkomanne9231
    @mariomarkomanne9231 3 года назад +5

    thx a lot, got my shofar two days ago, thought it would be more difficult to make a good sound.
    peace and love from austria! maybe playing the shofar can bring some hope, in times of repression...🙏

  • @JayNAmyHiatt
    @JayNAmyHiatt Год назад +9

    Thank you for this video! My husband bought me a shofar because I saw one on the series, The Chosen, and really wanted one. I tried it, got light-headed, and got no sound. Thanks to your video, I'm now off to a good start. Only problem...it scared the heck out of my 14 year old dog and he ran from the room with his tail between his legs🤣

    • @Cynthia99911
      @Cynthia99911 Год назад +2

      My sisters cats come to her running when they hear it!

    • @JayNAmyHiatt
      @JayNAmyHiatt Год назад +1

      @@Cynthia99911 I wish I could get my dog used to it. I tried giving him a treat, after he gets scared, but he's too scared to eat the treat😜 I want to practice but he's always with me.

    • @GroovFlowr
      @GroovFlowr 3 месяца назад

      I've been wanting a shofar for a couple of years, finally ordered one, and it came yesterday! My cat is not yet sure what he thinks about the whole experience.

  • @tinam7011
    @tinam7011 4 года назад +8

    The thought never entered my mind before a week or so ago to blow a shophar ❤️. My husband purchased one from Israel for me ,it hasn’t arrived yet but I’m excited and hoping to get it soon and start practicing on it . To God be all the glory.

    • @robkunkel8833
      @robkunkel8833 3 года назад +1

      Your husband sounds cool. I had assumed that there was a problem with: A) Legality of animal horn importation. I guess not. I can find nothing on the internet that suggests that. B) Can gentiles be allowed to play? I see some stuff about that on the internet but nothing is too clear, Can we play only to gentiles? Or only among women? I did see something like that but still not clear. Yes, even women sounding the shofa amongst just women is mentioned. Playing a song? I guess that is okay. The instructor just did. Maybe he can do “Melancholy Baby” next time. After all, that is about reflection, too. Shana Tova. 🧸🎉

    • @gilbrodsky
      @gilbrodsky  2 года назад

      @@robkunkel8833 There is no reason why a gentile can't blow the shofar. However, s/he would not be permitted to do so in the synagogue on the holiday to fulfill the mitzvah of hearing the shofar, any more than a gentile can learn to read Hebrew and even cantillation but would not be allowed to read Torah for the congregation on Shabbat.

  • @graceinpurpose2911
    @graceinpurpose2911 2 года назад +3

    thank you SO MUCH! I've been trying to blow my Shofar for 2 years lol. in 2 minutes you taught me how. Blessings and Joy to you Sir!

  • @TELESHARICE
    @TELESHARICE 2 года назад +6

    I just got my first shofar and playing a little French horn in school definately helped me with learning this!

    • @ginotorreto9135
      @ginotorreto9135 2 года назад +1

      I just got mine yesterday. I’m really happy with it. Time to practice 😁

  • @aaronkemp9403
    @aaronkemp9403 2 года назад +6

    Arguably, he DOES provide a secret. To practice with a “trumpet mouthpiece”. I happened to have one & used it per his advice & it seems to make a difference!

  • @pluspiping
    @pluspiping 2 года назад +3

    I can vouch for the "practice on a mouthpiece" advice! My mom plays French Horn in a small orchestra and she keeps a spare mouthpiece in her car, and toots along to the music on the radio. It really builds up your strength! Good luck to everybody learning!

  • @cherylriley8
    @cherylriley8 Год назад +3

    I'm so glad I found this video! I saw another one before this one, tried it based on his instructions, but couldn't get it. I kept searching, found yours and, within 5 minutes, I was able to do it! 🤸‍♀🤸‍♀🤸‍♀🤸‍♀🤸‍♀🤸‍♀🤸‍♀ Thank you! ☺☺☺

  • @babyd5730
    @babyd5730 3 года назад +2

    Thank you this is the first time that I was ever able to blow the Shofar thanks to your video!!

  • @mr.bubblezthebot
    @mr.bubblezthebot Год назад +2

    Thank you so much! You explained this so well! I had a hard time with everyone else's instructions

  • @LoFIJak
    @LoFIJak Год назад +3

    Thank you so much for this. This will really help my practice in the lead up to Rosh Hashanah

  • @shmuelgraybar5707
    @shmuelgraybar5707 3 года назад +3

    It's been almost a year I see, since you made this video. I hope it has been good for you and yours! Your instructions are well rehearsed and clear, and they're really helping me in my practice! Yashar Koach, and may you have a great new year!

  • @josephr.carbonemdfapa5967
    @josephr.carbonemdfapa5967 Год назад +1

    B”H, great and entertaining at the same time!!
    I would say that the idea of using a trumpet mouthpiece to practice in the beginning is a simple secret, which is really great!
    Thank you!!

  • @jay-day
    @jay-day 3 года назад +5

    Great technique and thank you for the pointers. Your teaching style makes it easy. One comment:Since the purpose of shofar is to fulfill the mitzvah on Rosh Hashanah, playing a tune with it is halachically problematic. I wouldn't encourage it. Playing a tune on Shabbos or yom tov with an instrument is not allowed. Blowing the shofar for the mitzvah is allowed on Rosh Hashanah.

    • @gilbrodsky
      @gilbrodsky  2 года назад +4

      Hi Jay, thanks for your comments--seeing this in September, 2022. The question of whether a shofar can be played as a musical instrument is a tricky one. It is not halachically prohibited, however it raises the issue of whether something that is embraced ritually can also be embraced secularly. When Hebrew was first suggested as the language of Eretz Yisrael by Ben Yehudah, many objected, saying that it would be a disgrace to use the same language of David's Psalms to direct how to drive a tractor or even tell dirty jokes. Yet people did embrace it, even Haredi Jews in Israel. My purpose in playing secular songs on the shofar is to honor and elevate it, by bringing people who do not appreciate as much as perhaps you and I do even closer to its beauty and potential. Shanah Tovah!

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 4 года назад +4

    It's like playing trumpet, but the mouthpiece is very small. However, on a modern trumpet mouthpiece you can press it onto your lips pretty hard, in fact it's a problem trumpet students tussle with. But I have started on shofar and have a particularly hard to blow one (short, and small mouthpiece opening) and it works for me with nearly no pressure. I will get a better shofar later after I have mastered this hard to blow one.

  • @heard3879
    @heard3879 3 года назад +8

    So now I can be grateful that my neighbor is trying to teach himself piano instead of shofar!

  • @chrischris99able
    @chrischris99able 3 года назад +4

    Can I see the roshashanah shofar list of sounds to make?

  • @chrisphilbrook5946
    @chrisphilbrook5946 Год назад +1

    My girls loved this video. Got us moving in the right buzzy direction. Thank you!

  • @renmuffett
    @renmuffett 3 года назад +3

    You made me smile! Thanks.

  • @heartofhawaii8232
    @heartofhawaii8232 4 года назад +2

    HI, THANK you for this tutorial and great tips. I just discovered the Shofar today!! and I am SO happy. Just a little tip on your camera angle for the future. You were not looking into the camera, but above it. Perhaps do a spot check before posting the next vid. to make sure you are making eye contact. Everything else is perfect.
    Shalom and Aloha from Hawaii.

    • @msp1733
      @msp1733 3 года назад

      Me New York 🗽

  • @robfriedrich2822
    @robfriedrich2822 3 года назад +3

    Thank you, had no idea how to get some tone.

  • @lisagillot1950
    @lisagillot1950 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for the wonderful blessed instructions

  • @AvrahamYairStern
    @AvrahamYairStern 4 месяца назад +4

    Toda raba this was very helpful, I'm practicing now!

  • @christianlopez2197
    @christianlopez2197 3 года назад +3

    This helped me. Thank you for this video.

  • @robertespinoza9147
    @robertespinoza9147 Год назад +3

    SHALOM GREAT LESSON ON THE SHOFAR I WANT TO LEARN TO PLAY IT FOR MY CONGREGATION

  • @mariachaves4183
    @mariachaves4183 3 года назад +4

    I just got one I love it ! I’m doing pretty good now I am practicing every day 👍🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️

  • @maggiewaden8274
    @maggiewaden8274 3 года назад +2

    Excellent video. First time I can blow my shofar

  • @dmckirahan
    @dmckirahan 3 года назад +3

    I like your teaching a lot I felt it was accurate. The only area I would change is when you say there are three thousand and then later on you explain the first one. I think it would be less confusion if you total number four and blue all four together. That is a teaching from the master's from years and years of teaching from those like Rabbi Art Finkle and Rabbi Reuben

  • @thetopcat8946
    @thetopcat8946 3 года назад +3

    I am just learning. I am a newbie, recapturing my ancestoral path. I am also Irish. Shalom at this Pesach

    • @msp1733
      @msp1733 3 года назад +1

      Sounds like a duck . Shalom!

    • @thetopcat8946
      @thetopcat8946 3 года назад

      @@msp1733 lol

  • @SheilnellEvans-xp2pw
    @SheilnellEvans-xp2pw Год назад +2

    Thank you!!! Great teaching!

  • @seektruth3307
    @seektruth3307 2 года назад +5

    Cool, it worked great! Still sounds kind of bad but at least I am not just blowing in the shofar. Thanks!

  • @carolcole570
    @carolcole570 3 года назад +5

    Do the different kinds of blasts MEAN different things ?

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 4 года назад +9

    You want to feel like there is a single grain of rice between your lips, and you are trying to spit it out.

  • @Dragor0024
    @Dragor0024 3 года назад +3

    I bought my first shofar today and I’m glad I found this video! 🙏😊🥳

  • @DiscipleofYah777
    @DiscipleofYah777 Месяц назад

    Shalom.
    I need to practice more. It hurts my cheeks a lot and for some reason I’m not able to get that sound. Thanks for the tips.

  • @Jokneez
    @Jokneez 4 года назад +4

    👍 Great instructions.

  • @annwithaplan9766
    @annwithaplan9766 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the lessons. Maybe some day I'll get one and try.

  • @janiedavila8370
    @janiedavila8370 10 месяцев назад +1

    I'm getting a shofar soon and I can't wait how do I stay motivated if I can't do it at first

  • @globalgospelworshipradiowi3203
    @globalgospelworshipradiowi3203 2 года назад

    Thanks so much! It was VERY helpful for me and my sister. It worked! So happy!

  • @PinaCellular
    @PinaCellular 2 месяца назад +1

    Nice cover at the end!

  • @michaelshubr4084
    @michaelshubr4084 2 года назад +1

    Good simple shofar instruction!

  • @bethomansky7139
    @bethomansky7139 2 месяца назад

    Thank you. Very interesting and instructive.

  • @michaelferto6588
    @michaelferto6588 3 года назад +4

    ......I realized the incredible dept of life, that springs forth in the creation of the world.......This seems to be accomplished, with the release, from the possible, to the reality.......... This compares with our potential, as we are released, from so much to be our best...........The shofar sounds express this liberation......... All have a good year.........

  • @shimonel8006
    @shimonel8006 Год назад +2

    This helped a lot thank you!

  • @TONYRYO13
    @TONYRYO13 3 года назад +2

    Amen thank you for the lesson!

  • @gracerodriguez3516
    @gracerodriguez3516 Год назад +2

    God Bless you! Thank you!

  • @timmybrowzen
    @timmybrowzen Год назад +2

    I'm moving and my shofar is in storage. I can't wait until we are reunited. ❤

  • @RepairtheBreach5812
    @RepairtheBreach5812 Год назад

    Where did you get that it is beautiful ❤

  • @juang.casanova8947
    @juang.casanova8947 4 года назад +3

    Thank you now I have to get me a shofar to begin practiceng. Shalom

    • @dospalmascb
      @dospalmascb 4 года назад

      Juan G. Casanova mine arrived today, a little late for you kippur but , maybe next year in Jerusalem.

    • @bradleyperrine2874
      @bradleyperrine2874 4 года назад

      I bought mine on amazon it came from israel

  • @jesusistheanswer4447
    @jesusistheanswer4447 3 года назад +1

    Thank you such a help I just got mind and it was so hard I was like how do you work this thank thankfully I found this vid

  • @estherbourdelier623
    @estherbourdelier623 2 месяца назад +1

    Comment faites-vous des sons différents ?

  • @sojournsojourntraveler1203
    @sojournsojourntraveler1203 Год назад +2

    Any tips for someone without teeth/ it is all together harder .

    • @ElijahEystberg
      @ElijahEystberg Год назад +3

      if you are able to blow a rasperry with your mouth, either the front or side, it shouldn't be impossible. (blowing a rasperry being making the farting sound with your lips, no tounge or teeth involved.

    • @sojournsojourntraveler1203
      @sojournsojourntraveler1203 Год назад

      @@ElijahEystberg Thank you I will try .

  • @titanuranus3095
    @titanuranus3095 2 года назад +12

    sho far, sho good!

  • @mugikuyu4700
    @mugikuyu4700 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much 🙏

  • @rojashrestha453
    @rojashrestha453 4 года назад +2

    Hello dear may i know please where do i get this shofar please i would like to buy for my church please thank you

    • @oratilemolete6900
      @oratilemolete6900 4 года назад +1

      At the Bible stores

    • @tracyluter4916
      @tracyluter4916 3 года назад

      Amazon has great ones, Where
      i will be ordering from

    • @davidosborne2310
      @davidosborne2310 3 года назад +1

      I got mine off amazon they are relatively cheap for a instrument

    • @DD-nd5un
      @DD-nd5un 3 года назад

      I just bought one on Etsy :) some of the people that sell them are from Israel. Which is pretty cool! Mine cost $30

  • @janiedavila8370
    @janiedavila8370 10 месяцев назад +2

    Nice hava naguila hava..❤

  • @MrSmeets146
    @MrSmeets146 Год назад +2

    Thanks finally got it (during this video)

  • @jerrishank7609
    @jerrishank7609 8 месяцев назад +5

    Yep this will take practice. Don’t try with a migraine. 😱

  • @danmen8556
    @danmen8556 2 года назад +2

    Thank you sir

  • @YahorKaraban
    @YahorKaraban 2 года назад

    Where i can find shofar like this?

    • @gilbrodsky
      @gilbrodsky  2 года назад +3

      It depends on where you live. If you're in or near a city with a large Jewish population, there will likely be a Jewish bookstore or gift shop, which will have a wide variety of sizes and styles. You can also just google "shofar" online and find one. I would recommend staying away from anything that is artificially embellished (decorative metal plating, etc).

  • @zoiischwark1896
    @zoiischwark1896 3 года назад +3

    It would be better to give a better angle that the lips are not obstructed in view by hands and the shofar.

  • @inganjikelana2561
    @inganjikelana2561 2 года назад +2

    "Surprise, there is no secret" 🤣🤣

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 3 месяца назад +2

    Get a trumpet mouthpiece. Don't get a Bach brand, they're too expensive. Get a Blessing brand, size 7C. Now, once you have that mouthpiece in hand, go to a home improvement store and get some flexible tubing the mouthpiece fits into. Get about a 2-foot piece, maybe 1-1/2 foot. Now you have a practice shofar. Practice on that while watching TV or any time you have some time free.

  • @HeavenBound316
    @HeavenBound316 Год назад +3

    It’s hard to learn when you don’t have teeth but I finally got it

  • @suse7535
    @suse7535 3 года назад +5

    I bought 2 and just loved learning to blow them. I wound up sending them to a Christian friend in Pakistan where he had much trouble getting them out of customs due to I didn’t take the “made in Israel” stickers off them! And of course Pakistan opened my box I sent! Pakistan does not allow any Israeli products into country. But with God all things are possible and he got his shofars 2 days before his Easter service!

  • @805r4god
    @805r4god 2 года назад +1

    Thank you

  • @gloworm6387
    @gloworm6387 3 года назад +3

    3:14 - 3:16 🤣🤣🤣 👍 I love it! There's no secret! Lm..o!

  • @marystillings7964
    @marystillings7964 19 дней назад

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @shuvannak463
    @shuvannak463 Год назад +1

    Thank u

  • @vilmaortizpastora4611
    @vilmaortizpastora4611 2 года назад +2

    Amén !! Gracias por traducirlo al español

  • @WarRoomWarriors90
    @WarRoomWarriors90 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you kind sir.

  • @ivabiggin5964
    @ivabiggin5964 2 года назад +1

    I still don't understand buzzing

  • @iamkyleclimer
    @iamkyleclimer Год назад +4

    I wanna practice but the problem is my neighbors dont wanna hear it lol

    • @jackofalltrades406
      @jackofalltrades406 Год назад +3

      It's not their property and you aren't doing it all day.

  • @emmanuelgarcia2229
    @emmanuelgarcia2229 3 года назад +2

    My dad was wanting to know how to use the shofar

  • @amandajones689
    @amandajones689 2 месяца назад

    Thank you so very much for your extremely helpful video! Shannah Tovah 5785 !!

  • @maggoli67
    @maggoli67 2 года назад +2

    No duckface...got it!

  • @Pyrolonn
    @Pyrolonn 4 месяца назад

    Awesome! I got it to work!

  • @nandosworld6303
    @nandosworld6303 4 года назад +1

    Thanks 🙏🏽 my friend. Can’t wait to start practicing. God bless you and all your family. 🔯🕎✝️🙏🏽🔯✝️

  • @kathee5258
    @kathee5258 3 года назад +3

    LOL! I think I can do this! Cool!!

  • @fewisrael7542
    @fewisrael7542 3 года назад +2

    Horn sounds are not musical instruments.

  • @AliLightShadow
    @AliLightShadow 3 года назад +5

    So this is exactly like blowing a trumpet? Awesome! I've been trying to figure out how to practice without blowing the shofar itself. There's a not always funny thing that occurs when an angelic (Angel in human form for long-term assignments) blows a shofar. Shit tends to happen. Sometimes good shit, sometimes bad shit.

  • @ivabiggin5964
    @ivabiggin5964 2 года назад

    I have tried for years. My younger children were able.

    • @Cynthia99911
      @Cynthia99911 Год назад

      I managed one sound yesterday, twice, but had trouble today producing it.

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 3 месяца назад +2

    *PRACTICE*

  • @nancycornell3413
    @nancycornell3413 3 месяца назад

    Nothing. It must be too small. Im not getting anything and my mouth HURTS

  • @kiararivera498
    @kiararivera498 3 года назад +3

    My mom did so well

  • @jerryeisner1
    @jerryeisner1 3 года назад +2

    Gil it looks like you are sticking your tongue out when buzzing. I don't get it!!

    • @gilbrodsky
      @gilbrodsky  2 года назад +4

      Jerry, the tongue goes between the lips to act as a "stopper" to punctutate the blasts, especially when doing the "teruah" (nine stoccato notes).

    • @jerryeisner1
      @jerryeisner1 2 года назад +2

      @@gilbrodsky thanks Gil!

  • @rogerclyde2720
    @rogerclyde2720 Год назад +3

    I have a new and rather long Shofar, problem Is it smells and tastes like Cow Dung. How can this be corrected? YUK!

    • @avynlie
      @avynlie Год назад +1

      There are some shofar-safe oils sold online that hydrate and seal the shofar and keeps it lasting longer and less naturally stinky 🙂 it gets more intense in smell as you practice on it and it gets internally wetted by your breath, fair warning ❤

    • @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl
      @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl 11 месяцев назад +1

      Backing soda

    • @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl
      @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl 11 месяцев назад +1

      Backing soda

    • @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl
      @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl 11 месяцев назад +1

      Backing soda

    • @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl
      @JoulesEnergy-qb9bl 11 месяцев назад +1

      Backing soda

  • @bradleyminster9675
    @bradleyminster9675 2 года назад +1

    That is no orc horn

  • @loyalbrokenx
    @loyalbrokenx 2 года назад

    Love

  • @geowisco4610
    @geowisco4610 2 года назад

    Bless God

  • @AutisticBarbie
    @AutisticBarbie 2 месяца назад

  • @MrWuhisn
    @MrWuhisn Год назад +1

    lol your terrible lol thanks for letting me in on the secret lol

  • @akhinden
    @akhinden 3 года назад +1

    • @slopedouche5460
      @slopedouche5460 3 года назад +1

      I’m Catholic but god is telling me to learn this🙏🙏🙏

  • @lydiapyy246
    @lydiapyy246 2 года назад

    Hahhahahaha... No secret.. Okok... 😅

  • @natalie5892
    @natalie5892 2 года назад

    So sad there is no secret 🥺

    • @randygreen007
      @randygreen007 2 года назад

      There is at 3:57

    • @natalie5892
      @natalie5892 2 года назад

      I almost got it down. No previous trumpet knowledge needed. Praise God

    • @natalie5892
      @natalie5892 2 года назад

      But you’re right thanks

    • @Jesusislordofall100
      @Jesusislordofall100 2 месяца назад

      I think the buzzing is the secret thank you!!!!