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Tashlich in Los Angeles

At tashlich, I always find a place on the edge of the circle in whose center stands my wife.

Hebrew word of the week: Tashlich

This is the famous prayer recited on the Jewish New Year near some water source into which we cast all our sins.

What shall live and what shall die?

As I recited the climactic “Who shall live and who shall die” prayer during Rosh Hashanna services this year, it struck me that maybe I should replace the “who” with “what.”

Where will you Tashlich?

I love the annual ritual of tashlich, the symbolic casting away of the soul’s sins. As it involves a body of water — oceans, rivers, ponds — I like to think of it as an excuse for a hike … and a spiritual adventure.

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