[Sndbox] Rosh Hashanah

[Greg Hopper]

Very interesting indeed.....     3. Doing Tashlich Tashlich, from the root word which means "to cast away" is the practice by which Jews go to a flowing body of water and symbolically "throw away" their sins. This occurs in the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah or the second day if the first falls on Shabbat (Saturday). This practice is based on a verse from the book of the Prophet Micah where it says, "And Thou wilt cast ("ve-tashlich") all their sins into the depths of the sea" (Micah, 7:19) To do Tashlich, you basically go to a running body of water. A river, sea, or lake are the best choices, but we have done in pool as well letting the backwash take our bread away. Once there, several prayers are recited. And that's it. The water has symbolically carried away your sins and you are free to start over. 1 John 1:9 tells us we can do this anything we have need. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." This is Tashlich!     Greg Hopper   "Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?"

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