September 25, 2008 • Page Image 99
…Mukamal smooths the body of the shofar. horns are alike. "Factory-produced shofarot may have punctured areas, which make them non- kosher and are often highly polished and completely ground down. On the animal, the horn has ridges and a lot- of texture to it. I like to keep some of that and leave a glimpse of what it really looks like. Because I believe that each horn tells its own story, I carefully choose where I will grind the horn, if at ...…

















































