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Jeffrey Schrager

Nov 22, 2022, 5:03 PM

Sigd: A Holiday For All Israel

I grew up at a time when Ethiopian Jewry was prominent in the minds of Jews around the world. In fact, one of my earliest educational memories involves Ethiopian Jewry. A four year old student at Beth Sholom Nursery...

Nov 3, 2021, 11:46 PM

Sigd is not just a holiday for Ethiopian Jews. It means Israel sees us.

Israeli women from the Ethiopian Jewish community pray during the Sigd holiday from a hilltop overlooking the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel, Nov. 27, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP via Getty Images)

Over time I realized there is no full integration without recognition, no equality without belonging. The fight for Sigd was an integral part of our struggle.

Sigal Kanotopsky

Nov 2, 2021, 11:55 PM

The Ethiopian Jewish holiday Sigd belongs on all Jews’ calendar

Thousands of Ethiopian Jews take part in a mass prayer of the Sigd holiday, on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on November 11, 2015.(Flash90)

It is all too easy to dwell on what divides us. Focusing on a holiday that celebrates a connection to Torah and Israel can bring us together.

Oct 12, 2021, 6:33 PM

Sigd: Is world Jewry prepared for another holiday?

Until the middle of the 19th century, the Jews of Ethiopia — the Beta Israel (House of Israel) — lived in almost complete isolation from other Jewish communities around the globe. During this prolonged separation, they preserved and developed distinct...

Nov 16, 2020, 11:38 PM

Rebuilding a community in shambles under the new moon

The new moon is Scorpio on November 15th is also the beginning of the month of Kislev. This year it falls on Sigd, the Ethiopian holiday commemorating the Jew’s relationship with G-d and receiving of the Torah. During this holiday...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Dec 31, 2019, 7:19 PM

The return of the lost tribes

After the jealousy and deceit that we read about over the last few weeks, in Parshat Vayigash, all of Yaakov’s children are reunited. Yosef reveals who he is and does not hold a grudge against his brothers for how...

Nov 12, 2014, 4:21 PM

One of the many unique religious traditions developed and preserved by the Jews of Ethiopia — the Beta Israel (House of Israel) — is the annual Sigd holiday, which normally occurs fifty days after Yom Kippur (the Day of...

Mar 11, 2014, 12:20 PM

First Israeli-born qes to visit Rhode Island for one week in March

Qes Efraim will be participating in activities connected with the Providence Community Kollel (Center for Jewish Studies), Congregation Beth Sholom, Touro Synagogue, and the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island (JCDSRI). Before heading to Rhode Island for one week,...

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