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Cast Away Your Sins - Tashlich

On the first day of Rosh Hashanah after the afternoon prayer, we go to a lake, river or sea (preferably a body of water that has fish), and recite the Tashlich prayers, wherein we symbolically cast our sins into the water and leave our old shortcomings behind us, thus starting the new year with a clean slate.

If the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, Tashlich is done on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. If one is unable to perform this ceremony on Rosh Hashanah, one may do so until the last day of Sukkot (this year, September 29, 2010).

Click here to find a Tashlich service near you.
Text of Tashlich (Hebrew)
Text of Tashlich (English)

Click here for more about Tashlich, including many reasons for this ancient ritual.

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Posted: Sep 27, 2009

Tashlich

Thank you for the prayer. We will go to the stream where someone had said they know there are fish and say the prayer we found on your website.

Posted By Marla David, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Posted: Sep 29, 2008

Tashlich in WV

I shall be doing Tashlich this year by Elkhorn Creek (which has trout!) in Landgraff, WV- probably the first time in many a year (if ever) it's been done here! Thank you!

Posted By elisse jo goldstein-clark, Landgraff, WV

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