Sigd and Beta Israel in pictures
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IN PICTURES: Ethiopians celebrate Sigd in Jerusalem
Exactly 50 days after Yom Kippur, Ethiopian Jews mark the Sigd, a special holiday marking their desire to reach Holy Land - see stunning pictures from Jerusalem Sigd event, which showcases diverse Beta Israel community.
Sigd is a holiday unique to Ethiopian Jewry (Beta Israel). The holiday's name is derived from the Hebrew word for bowing - “sgida”.
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Sigd is celebrated on the 29th of Heshvan – or 50 days following Yom Kippur – and is a time when Ethiopian Jews pray for the return to Zion and the rejoice for the renewal of the alliance between the people, God, and the Torah.
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During the Sigd, the community prays to God, and plea to return to Zion as well has holding a communal version of the self-examination mandated during Yom Kippur.
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