“Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year,” Gavin explains. “It’s customary for us to go to a flowing body of water—like the ocean—for a ceremony called a tashlich.” “You’re Jewish?” I ask. He smiles. “On my mom’s side,” he says. “I was kind of raised half Jewish, half Catholic.” “Oh.” I just look at him. “I didn’t know that.” He shrugs. “Anyhow, the word tashlich basically means ‘casting out.’ ”
