The Forward

Ethiopian Israelis celebrate Sigd holiday under the shadow of war

(JTA) — For years, the 50th day after Yom Kippur has been marked by the pilgrimage of hundreds of Ethiopian Jews dressed in white and carrying colorful umbrellas to Jerusalem to celebrate Sigd. This ...
The Jewish Exponent

Sigd Is Not Just a Holiday for Ethiopian Jews. It’s a Declaration That Israel Sees Us

I have rarely missed the annual Sigd event in Jerusalem. When I lived in Ethiopia, the annual holiday was a fixture of the Jewish community, taking place 50 days after Yom Kippur each year and ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the US with picture books and new resources

(JTA) — Synagogues and Hebrew schools in the United States looking to help their communities celebrate Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday, have gotten a helping hand this year, thanks to Sigal ...
The Jewish Exponent

Sigd, the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday, Differs Across Generations, Locations

For many Jews, the evening of Nov. 22 is just a quiet Tuesday night, but for Ethiopian Jews in Israel and the Diaspora, Nov. 22 is the beginning of Sigd, a pilgrimage holiday holy to the Beta Israel ...
The Forward

The Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd is more relevant than ever

In the 1997 Seinfeld episode “The Strike,” George Castanza is embarrassed when his father Frank shamelessly promotes Festivus, a December 23 celebration that Frank created years ago in reaction to the ...