Men praying and casing away their sins into the river Lea, Hackney, London for Tashlich. Jewish New Year.

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Men praying and casing away their sins into the river Lea, Hackney, London for Tashlich. Tashlich is a Jewish practice that is performed during Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). Men and women gather near a large body of flowing water and symbolically ‘cast off’ the previous year’s sins by throwing pieces of bread into the water while reading a prayer (the last verses from the prophet Micah).

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Location: London, England, UK
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