Re: tachlis

[Lori Cahan-Simon <lsimon...>]

I did, indeed, mean tashlikh, or tashlich, but, my fingers transposed
themselves and I didn't catch it until after I sent it.  Of course, like
many other things, you can't take it back then.  I meant to correct it, but
honestly didn't want to call attention to my mistake, so there you are.
Lori

At 10:48 AM 09/09/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Whoever started this thread, I think you mean <tashlikh>, not "tachlis",
>--  the ritual of taking the lint in one's pockets
>(<tash>, <tashn>) and throwing them into a body of water.
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>Someone fluent in Hebrew could best define <takhlis> for us.
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><A git, gezunt  yor, alemen>
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>Wolf
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>Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky wrote:
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>> Still catching up with weeks of unread mail...
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>> If you send this around, please do not leave out the name of the author of
>> the piece below.  It is Rabbi Richard Israel who is a very nice and very
>> clever guy.  He is a former rabbi of Yale Hillel and the former New England
>> regional Hillel director (I used to work for him many years ago.)  Years
>> from now it will become a piece of Internet lore, but not yet because many
>> of us still know him and his fine pen.
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>> Reyzl
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>> From:  Lori Cahan-Simon [SMTP:lsimon (at) SoftHome(dot)net]
>> Sent:  Wednesday, September 01, 1999 9:32 PM
>> To:  World music from a Jewish slant
>> Subject:  tachlis
>>
>> >Are you still groaning from the last one?
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>> > Subject: If you sin while giving thanks, use stuffing?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Here are instructions for a Jewish technique for
>> >>> self-purification.
>> >>> Tashlich is done on the afternoon of the first day
>> >>> of Rosh Hashanah.
>> >>> You go to a running body of water, it can be a
>> >>> stream, creek or river,etc.
>> >>> and with a stone, or crumbs of bread, you say a
>> >>> little prayer and throw
>> >>> your misdeeds of the year into the running water
>> >>> symbolized by
>> >>> the bread, etc.
>> >>>
>> >>> However, taking a few crumbs to Tashlich from
>> >>> whatever old bread is in the
>> >>> house lacks subtlety, nuance, and religious
>> >>> sensitivity. Instead, this
>> >>> coming Rosh Hashanah, consider these options:
>> >>>
>> >>> for ordinary sins, use white bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for exotic sins, French bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for particularly dark sins, Pumpernickel
>> >>>
>> >>> for complex sins, Multi-grain
>> >>>
>> >>> for twisted sins, pretzels
>> >>>
>> >>> for tasteless sins, Rice cakes
>> >>>
>> >>> for sins of indecision, waffles
>> >>>
>> >>> for sins committed in haste, matzah
>> >>>
>> >>> for sins committed in less than 18 minutes, Shmurah
>> >>> matzah
>> >>>
>> >>> for sins of chutzpah, fresh bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for committing arson, toast
>> >>>
>> >>> for committing auto theft, caraway
>> >>>
>> >>> for being ill tempered, sourdough
>> >>>
>> >>> for silliness, nut bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for not giving full value, shortbread
>> >>>
>> >>> for Jingoism, Yankee Doodles
>> >>>
>> >>> for excessive use of irony, Rye bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for excessive use of irony with regard to the Old
>> >>> Soviet Union,
>> >>>
>> >>> Russian rye
>> >>>
>> >>> for telling bad jokes, Corn bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for hardening our hearts, jelly doughnuts
>> >>>
>> >>> for being money hungry, Enriched bread or Raw dough
>> >>>
>> >>> for war-mongering, Kaiser rolls
>> >>>
>> >>> for immodest dressing, Tarts
>> >>>
>> >>> for causing injury or damage to others, tortes
>> >>>
>> >>> for promiscuity, Hot buns
>> >>>
>> >>> for promiscuity with a Christian, Hot Cross Buns
>> >>>
>> >>> for racism, Crackers
>> >>>
>> >>> for sophisticated racism, Ritz crackers
>> >>>
>> >>> for davvening off tune, Flat bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for being holier than thou, bagels
>> >>>
>> >>> for unfairly upbraiding another, Challah
>> >>>
>> >>> for indecent photography, Cheese cake
>> >>>
>> >>> for trashing the environment, Dumplings
>> >>>
>> >>> for sins of laziness, Any very long loaf
>> >>>
>> >>> for sins of pride, Puff pastry
>> >>>
>> >>> for lying, Baked goods with Nutrasweet and Olestra
>> >>>
>> >>> for wearing tasteless hats, Tam tams
>> >>>
>> >>> for the sins of the righteous, Angel food cake
>> >>>
>> >>> for selling your soul, Devil's food cake
>> >>>
>> >>> for lust in your heart, Wonder bread
>> >>>
>> >>> for inhaling, Stoned wheat
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Remember, you don't have to show your crumbs to
>> >>> anyone.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >Lori Cahan-Simon
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>> >
>> Lori Cahan-Simon
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