From danowitz@carfax.ims.advantis.comFri Sep 20 11:29:49 1996
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 09:28:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joshua Danowitz <danowitz@carfax.ims.advantis.com>
To: Joseph McGuire <joe@vyne.com>,
    Henry Farkas <hfarkas@carfax.ims.advantis.com>,
    "Kenneth H. Lee" <khl@carfax.ims.advantis.com>,
    Laura Sloat <apa@carfax.ims.advantis.com>,
    Kathryn Kaysee Long <kaysee@carfax.ims.advantis.com>, kendal@vyne.com,
    Tim McNally <tmcnally@banmail.ml.com>, Sean Grover <SEANYUKO10@aol.com>,
    David Danowitz <tididav@voicenet.com>
Subject: Re: Casting Away Sins (fwd)

Forwarded message:
 
 > On Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), we have a service called
 Tashlich (throwing) where we symbolically cast our sins away by throwing
 bread into the water. Rabbi Tilson explains: 
 
 > > "Some people have asked what they are supposed to throw into the >
 water.  Here are suggestions: 
 
 > For ordinary sins, use - White Bread
 > For exotic sins - French or Italian bread
 > For dark sins - Pumpernickle
 > For complex sins - Multi-grain
 > For truly warped sins - Pretzels
 > For sins of indecision - Waffles
 > For sins commited in haste - Matzah
 > For substance abuse - Poppy Seed
 > For commiting arson - Toast
 > For being ill-tempered - Sourdough
 > For silliness - Nut bread
 > For not giving full value - Short bread
 > For political chauvinism -Yankee Doodles
 > For excessive use of irony - Rye Bread
 > For continual bad jokes - Corn Bread
 > For hardening our hearts - Jelly doughnuts" 
 
Happy High Holy Days! -- Joshua