I-Shofar: kuyini, ukwakheka, umlando lapho ushaya i-shofar

Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, umculo wamaJuda ubulokhu uhlotshaniswa eduze nezinkonzo zaphezulu. Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezintathu, ukushaywa kwecilongo kuzwakala emazweni akwaIsrayeli. Iyini ukubaluleka kwensimbi yomculo futhi yiziphi izinkolelo zasendulo ezihlotshaniswa nayo?

Yini i-shofar

I-shofar iyinsimbi yomculo evuthwayo enezimpande ezijulile enkathini yangaphambi kobuJuda. Kubhekwa njengengxenye ebalulekile yezimpawu zesizwe sakwa-Israyeli kanye nezwe lapho umJuda abeke khona unyawo. Alikho nelilodwa iholide elibalulekile esikweni lamaJuda elidlula ngaphandle kwalo.

Idivayisi yethuluzi

Uphondo lwesilwane esihlatshelwe i-artiodactyl lusetshenziselwa ukwenza. Kungaba izimbuzi zasendle nezifuywayo, izinsephe nezinyamazane, kodwa kuyalulekwa ukukhetha uphondo lwenqama olufanele. I-Jerusalem Talmud ikwenqabela ngokuqinile ukwenziwa kwe-shofar engcwele ophondweni lwenkomo, ehlotshaniswa nenkohliso yethole legolide.

Ukuma nobude kungase kuhluke kuye ngokuthi isilwane esikhethiwe. Ithuluzi lamaJuda lingaba lifushane futhi liqonde, libe lide futhi libe nesono yonke indawo. Okudingekayo ukuthi uphondo kufanele lube yigodi kusuka ngaphakathi.

Ukukhiqiza umsindo, ukuphela okubukhali kuyanqunywa, kucutshungulwe (i-drill ingasetshenziswa) futhi i-mouthpiece yepayipi elula yenziwa. Ngenxa yokungaguquguquki kobuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza, umsindo usalokhu ufana namakhulu eminyaka edlule.

Isiko lokufutha ishofa

Ukuvela kwethuluzi kuhlotshaniswa nokuqala komlando wamaJuda njengesizwe esihlukile. Isikhathi sokuqala lapho umhlaba uzwa i-shofar yilapho u-Abrahama enquma ukunikela ngendodana yakhe. Kunalokho, inqama yagebisa ikhanda layo phezu kwetafula lomhlatshelo, ophondo olwenziwa ngalo insimbi yokuqala. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, i-shofar inamandla amakhulu futhi ithonya umphefumulo wabantu bamaJuda, ibakhuthaza ukuba bangenzi izono futhi basondele kuMninimandla onke.

Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, ipayipi belisetshenziselwa ukuthumela izimpawu zezempi nokuxwayisa ngenhlekelele ezayo. Ngokwezinganekwane zasendulo, umsindo wayo wehlisa izindonga zaseJeriko. Ngokomthetho wendabuko wamaJuda, i-shofar ishaywa phakathi nokukhulekela ngoNyaka Omusha WamaJuda. Benza lokhu izikhathi eziyikhulu - umsindo ukhumbuza isidingo sokuphenduka nokulalela. Kamuva, kwavela isiko lokusebenzisa ithuluzi phakathi neShabbat, iholide elingokwesiko lokuphumula eliba njalo ngoMgqibelo.

Kunenganekwane ethi umculo wemilingo uzoshanela umhlaba wonke ngosuku lokugcina, lokwahlulela, ukukhumbuza iNkosi ngokuzinikela kwabantu kanye nesenzo sika-Abrahama.