The History of Leith

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October 5, 2005

A modern take on Jewish New Year

IF yesterday you happened to see a group of people throwing breadcrumbs into the Water of Leith, you might have mistaken us for some avid duck-feeders.

But those who know anything about the Jewish religion would have recognised this as a rather light-hearted enactment of the ritual of the “casting away of sins”, part of the Jewish New Year rituals. for more click here

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