Shofar From Israel: KOSHER ODORLESS Ram Horn Shofar | Smooth Mouthpiece for Easy Blowing | Include Velvet Bag, Clean Brush and Shofar Guide - Made In Israel By HalleluYAH

Its a shofar... iykyk...it came as described with everything it said, in a felt bag. I could have done without the Star of Remphan but I know it's not associated with my beliefs so...it's a bag...the product inside it was exactly what I wanted

My shofar arrived quickly and in great condition; I am pleased with my purchase!

Authentic ram’s horn. My grandson wanted one so he could blow it and bring down the wall of Jericho.

It feels authentic and beautiful

The media could not be loaded. Smells terrible but is super cool otherwise!! There is quite a learning curve but I will keep practicing 😆

Takes a little getting used to,

VERY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE !

I've tried several shofar's crafted by "Holy Voice" and "ProShofar's", but both of these shofar's crafted by "HalleluYah" have the best polishing I've seen. Beautiful done.However, while the polishing is nicely done on the "HalleluYah" shofar's, what I want is a shofar that has nicely done polishing while also keeping all of the natural Ram horn growth rings and natural beauty intact. HalleluYah shofar's did keep some of the natural growth rings detail, but quite a bit of the natural growth rings were removed.Let's start with the good and the bad specific with the lighter color shofar.I loved the farther twisting of the shofar body which points the opening straight forward, and the remaining natural growth rings, and the polishing work was very nicely done. However, while this shofar was easier to blow, the mouthpiece was defective with a notch/split on the left side edge (deal killer). Additionally, it only measured 18.5" in length, when I paid for a 20"-24" shofar category (This shofar should have been in the next lower category of 18"-20", which was about $25.00 cheaper)Now for the good and bad specific to the darker colored shofar. This shofar was very similar to the lighter colored shofar in regards to the cosmetic finishing. Very nicely done with excellent polishing, all be is not enough natural textures kept intact, but still beautiful and my favorite of the two. The twist of the shofar isn't as much which unfortunately points the opening towards my left. While it would have been nice if the shofar size would have been at the top of the category I paid for (20"-24"), it measured only 19.5", which I do understand is considered 20" in regards to shofar measuring standards. However, this shofar was more difficult to get a good sound from.Positive characteristics shared by both shofar's;Beautiful finishing inside and outNo bad smellThe pipe cleaner, brush, and bag are very very nice.Negative characteristics shared by both shofar's;The most difficult shofar's I've tried to get a good sound from.At the larger opening of the shofar ends, they have been cut off to be flat and even all the way around the end, which is interesting but I've never seen that done before and you lose some size as a result. Both mouthpieces were rounded so as not to be sharp enough to cut you, but they are still way to thin and sharp to be comfortable against the lips when blowing.Subjective criticism:If you're looking for a basic shofar without any expectations, you may be happy with this one. However, the mouthpiece isn't comfortable and it still remains as the most difficult shofar's I've tried to blow.While these shofar's are cosmetically beautiful, I want a shofar that has all of its natural beauty and growth rings kept intact with only light cosmetic polishing performed for the finish. These shofar's almost meet that expectation, but unfortunately fall short for me. Lastly, there was no certified kosher label affixed on either of the shofar's, which would render it unusable for holy day festivals in many synagogues.Final thoughts:The defective mouthpiece is completely unacceptable, as is the smaller shofar than the size category I paid for.If the mouthpieces weren't so uncomfortable because of being so thin and sharp, all be it not sharp enough to cut, I may have considered keeping the darker shofar.Unfortunately, I will be sending these back and have to consider whether I will try again with HalleluYah shofar's or not.