Tashlich at Elwood beach, Goleta, California

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Throwing bread to the ocean in the Jewish ceremony of Tashlich, to begin the Jewish new year. Tashlich which means to "cast off" in Hebrew, is a Jewish ritual performed on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The previous year's sins are symbolically "cast off" by throwing pieces of bread, or a similar food item, into a large, natural body of flowing water. This event took place at Ellwood beach in Goleta, where Santa Barbara and Goleta jewish community gathered together. september 2010

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Location: Elwood beach, Goleta, California
Photo credit: © Eyal Nahmias / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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