15 Generationsof Quality Craftsmanship
The prized shofars (shofarot in Hebrew) of the Bar-Sheshet and Ribak families have a long and proud pedigree, reflecting the epic history of the Jewish people traveling throughout the diaspora and finally returning home to Israel.
All manufactured in Israel according to the strictest kosher supervision. View the certificates
Catalog
Shofarot Israel produces Yemenite (Kudu) shofars, and Ram’s Horn shofars in a range of sizes for the customer’s convenience.
Ram's horn Shofars
Yemenite Shofars (Kudu)
Silver Plated Ram's Horn Shofars
Yemenite Shofars Plated with Silver 925 Decorations
A Traditionof Excellence
The Bar-Sheshet family tradition of shofar making began in 14th century Spain, and has endured over the years from Morocco and the famous voyage of the Exodus to modern-day Haifa. Meanwhile, the Ribak family’s craft began in their native Poland, and continued as they became the very first shofar makers to set up shop in the “first Hebrew city” of Tel Aviv.
Today, Eli Ribak, the son of Avraham Ribak, and Zvi Bar-Sheshet, the son of Meir Bar-Sheshet, are managing the company in collaboration. These two long family traditions of devotion to a unique craft can be clearly seen in the beauty of their shofars, which are sought-after by religious communities and collectors worldwide.
Meir Bar-Sheshet in the workshop. From the Bar-Sheshet collection.
1345
Rabbi Yitzhak Bar-Sheshet began making Shofars in Spain.
1492
Following the expulsion from Spain, the Bar-Sheshet family settled in Morocco.
1927
Rabbi Rossman became the first shofar maker in the then-new city of Tel Aviv.
1947
Meir Bar-Sheshet immigrated to Israel on the Exodus.
1948
He set up a real workshop in Haifa.
Today
Eli Ribak and Zvi Bar-Sheshet are managing the company in collaboration.
“So the people shouted, and the priests blew with the horns. And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the horn, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat…”
Joshua 6:20
Kosher
The strictest kosher supervision
Shofarot Israel shofars are all manufactured in Israel according to the strictest kosher supervision, producing beautiful shofars with clear tones that differ according to the customs and needs of different communities (Ashkenazic, Sephardic, Yemenite, etc.) but are always exceptionally well-crafted.
Sizes
Every size, in centimetres and inches
Each size comes polished and half polished.
Sizes are measured along the outside of the curve, from the mouthpiece to the rim of the bell. No two horns are alike, so every size is a range.
WhyShofarot-Israel
Only Shofarot Israel offers the skills and expertise of fifteen generations… Shofarot Israel combines the talents of two shofar-making families into truly extraordinary masterpieces – each shofar lovingly made, and imbued with the famous Bar-Sheshet “secret” of shofar manufacture.
Buy shofars from Shofarot Israel and you will be assured of workmanship of the very highest quality, combined with the personal attention that keeps our customers returning time after time.
Publications
All publications- Maariv: article about Meir Bar-Sheshet9.9.1960
- Hadassah Magazine, vol. 50: “The Shofar Maker”Sept. 1968
- Jewish Exponent: Zvi Bar-Sheshet13.9.1985
- Yedioth Ahronoth: Zvi Bar-Sheshet explains the shofar27.9.1998
- Makor Rishon (Jtimes), Rosh Hashanah supplement18.9.2009