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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...
Shula Mola
Nov 3, 2021, 11:46 PM
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Sigd is not just a holiday for Ethiopian Jews. It means Israel sees us.
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
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The Ethiopian Jewish holiday Sigd belongs on all Jews’ calendar
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.
Shai Afsai
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...
Patrice Worthy
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...
Shai Afsai
Nov 12, 2014, 4:21 PM
What is Sigd?
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...
Shai Afsai
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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