Chai Center in Dix Hills offers Shofar Factory workshop
Create a genuine kosher Shofar from a ram's horn for the upcoming Jewish New Year during a workshop at The Chai Center in Dix Hills. Credit: The Chai Center
Get ready for the upcoming Jewish New Year during the free Shofar Factory workshop at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at The Chai Center, 501 Vanderbilt Pkwy., Dix Hills.
Learn about the history and significance of the Shofar and help cure, saw, drill, finish and shellac a ram’s horn to create a genuine kosher Shofar. During the hands-on workshop, participants are taught how to sound and practice the traditional sequence of notes blown on Rosh Hashana.
If participants would like to make their own Shofar, the cost is $15. Reservations preferred; for more information, call 631-351-8672.
Beth Whitehouse writes about families, parenting and great things to do with the kids on Long Island. She’s been a Newsday editor and shared a 1997 Newsday staff Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800.
