A shofar is an ancient musical horn, typically made from a ram's horn, used for Jewish ritual purposes. It is sounded during the month of Elul, on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), and at the end of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). The shofar is mentioned numerous times in the Bible, referencing its ceremonial use in the Temple and its function as a signal-horn of war. Like a modern bugle, it lacks pitch-altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the player's embouchure (the way the mouth is applied to the mouthpiece
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