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Tashlich – Casting Away One’s Sins

Tashlich, the ceremony of symbolically tossing one’s sins into a body of water, usually takes place on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, although it can be done until Hoshana Raba at the end of the festival of Sukkot.

Is tashlich an opportunity to be introspective and repent, or just an easy way to clear your concious? Learn more about the debate!

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