On the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, there is a ceremony called Tashlich. During the ceremony, Jews traditionally go to the ocean, stream, or river to pray for forgiveness. They throw rice paper or breadcrumbs into the water and God forgives all their yearly sin symbolically when the fish devour their breadcrumbs or the rice paper dissolves. Occasionally, people ask what kind of breadcrumbs should be thrown. Here are some humorous suggestions provided by Molly for what breads might be most appropriate for each specific sins and misbehavior.
| Sin Type | Bread Type to Use |
| Being overly smothering | Angel Food Cake |
| Laziness | Any long loaf |
| Being holier than thou | Bagels |
| Sycophancy, ass-kissing | Brownies |
| Auto theft | Caraway |
| Raising your voice too often | Challah |
| Indecent photography | Cheesecake |
| Telling bad jokes/puns | Corn Bread |
| Having racist attitudes | Crackers |
| Trashing the environment | Dumplings |
| Erotic sins | French Bread |
| Sins of chutzpah | Fresh Bread |
| Abrasiveness | Grits |
| Taking unnecessary risks | Hero Bread |
| Lechery and promiscuity | Hot Buns |
| Promiscuity with gentiles | Hot Cross Buns |
| War-mongering | Kaiser Rolls |
| Sins committed in haste | Matzoth |
| Timidity or Cowardice | Milk Toast |
| Complex sins | Multi-Grain |
| Silliness, eccentricity | Nut Bread |
| Dropping in without notice | Popovers |
| Heavy drug use | Poppy Seed |
| Twisted sins | Pretzels |
| Pride and egotism | Puff Pastry |
| Particularly dark sins | Pumpernickel |
| Impetuosity | Quick Bread |
| Tasteless sins | Rice Cakes |
| Sophisticated racism | Ritz Crackers |
| Excessive irony | Rye Bread |
| Cheating / not giving full value | Shortbread |
| Bad temperedness | Sourdough |
| Petty larceny | Stollen |
| Minor substance abuse | Stoned Wheat |
| Over-eating | Stuffing |
| Dressing immodestly | Tarts |
| Causing injury to others | Tortes |
| Sins of indecision | Waffles |
| Ordinary sins | White Bread |
| Jingoism, chauvinism | Yankee Doodles |
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