Who is a God like You, Who forgives iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not maintain His anger forever, for He desires loving-kindness.
He shall return and grant us compassion; He shall hide our iniquites, and You shall cast into the depths of the sea all their sins.
You shall give the truth of Jacob, the loving-kindness of Abraham, which You swore to our forefathers from days of yore. Book of Micah 7:18 ~ 20
This word Tashlich means "You will cast away", and refers here to the Jewish observance that is symbolic of casting our sins to the sea. This custom dates back to probably before the 14th century, and is based on the final verses of the book of Micah (above). At the synagogue I attend on L.I. for the holidays , there is a special Tashlich at the Marina, and after we take a handful of bread to cast into the sea , representing casting out sin, there is a treat!!
Ice cream!
God is good!!
He is pleased at repentance. As a matter of fact, even before the creation God put into effect the plan of a Deliverer to redeem us.
I am starting to experience the "joy" of repentance.
I am starting to love "teshuvah".
Tashlich is done on the day of Rosh Hashanah, at the beginning of the ten days of Awe, which lead up to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. I always thought of the Day of Atonement as a heavy and sad day, and yet even though it is the most important and Holy day on the Jewish calendar, it is a day of lightness and joy. People wear white and sneakers to synagogue and there is a divine Light shed on this holy of holy of days after the 10 days of Awe and Repentence and the work of preparing that starts way before that. It is recited that on Rosh Hashana our names our written in the book of Life and then on Yom Kippur it is "sealed'.
May all our names be written in and sealed in the Book of Life for a good year!
Blessings and Shalom,
Love,
♡
Shayndel
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