Tashlich literally means “cast away” and is a ritual performed on Rosh Hashanah as a physical reminder of the human effort to cast away one’s sins. By casting crumbs of bread or rice into the water and reciting the verse from Micah—“cast all our sins into the ocean’s depths”—we state our intention to return to our true selves. Through Tashlich, we use our bodies and actions instead of words to do the work of return.

Tashlich is usually performed by a body of flowing water. This year, we will meet at Turning Basin Park in Princeton for a joint Tashlich service with members of Har Sinai Temple of Pennington. This service will be held Saturday evening from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. No sign-up is needed. We will provide rice paper if you'd like to write a message, or you may bring your own bread to throw.