Ventura County Star
Rabbi Moshe Bryski blows the shofar at the end of the Tashlich walk to Westlake Lake on Monday afternoon for Rosh Hashana. Photo by VCS reporter.
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, began Sunday evening with services at synagogues throughout Ventura County. Tashlich ceremonies, in which congregations walked to the nearest body of water, took place Monday, along with the blowing of the shofar. “We visit a body of water to symbolically cast our sins into the ocean, free of negativity,” said Rabbi Moshe Bryski of Chabad of the Conejo.
The Valley’s Jews Usher in New Year
Ventura County Star
Rabbi Moshe Bryski blows the shofar at the end of the Tashlich walk to Westlake Lake on Monday afternoon for Rosh Hashana. Photo by VCS reporter.
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, began Sunday evening with services at synagogues throughout Ventura County. Tashlich ceremonies, in which congregations walked to the nearest body of water, took place Monday, along with the blowing of the shofar. “We visit a body of water to symbolically cast our sins into the ocean, free of negativity,” said Rabbi Moshe Bryski of Chabad of the Conejo.
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