noun
or tash·lich ˈtäshliḵ
( -s )
Etymology: Hebrew tashlīkh thou will cast (as in Mic 7:19), 2d singular imperfect or hishlīkh to cast
: a symbolic propitiatory rite that is celebrated by Orthodox Jews traditionally on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah and that consists in assembling along the banks of a running stream, reciting Micah 7:18-20 and penitential prayers, and shaking one's garments as if casting one's sins into the water to be washed or swept away