On paper, the Rosh Hashanah ritual of Tashlich is about doffing one’s sins to start the new year with a clean slate. For Jason Mauro, 16, it’s also about beach football. Every year since he was 8, ...

For many Jews, Tashlich is a ritual they don’t experience until adulthood, or perhaps an elective activity on the busy High Holy Days calendar. It serves as more than just a symbolic act; for anyone ...

Many of us relish the opportunity to start anew, seeking forgiveness for our wrongdoings. One way to do this is tashlich, the symbolic casting off of the past year’s sins by tossing breadcrumbs or ...

As rain came down Sunday evening and the typical D.C. sound of passing helicopters whoop-whooped overhead, dozens of Jewish young adults stood at the Tidal Basin with fistfuls of Cheerios, ready to ...

On the surface, tashlich seems like a simple ceremony. But traditions new and old can reveal the deeper meaning of a time set aside for reflection and moving forward. ” Tashlich is a uniquely ...

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Can ridding oneself of a year’s sins really be as simple as tossing a piece of bread into the water? Basically that’s tashlich, or “casting away,” a custom that many Jews practice ...

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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and dozens of ambassadors from all over the world participated in a festive event on the banks of the East River in New York in honor of Rosh ...

The Boca Raton wins Grand Champions Polo Club title in Wellington finale The Boca Raton closed out the polo season with a championship win at the Grand Champions Polo Club, defeating DUS in the final ...

A new pro-Israel European Christian advocacy group called the Forum for Cultural Diplomacy (F4CD) deserves credit for the Tashlich ceremony that was held at the UN Headquarters in New York City last ...