Former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu, who was freed in February, attended Sigd prayers in Jerusalem for the first time.

Local Jewish and city leaders say celebrating Sigd publicly can fight antisemitism and showcase Jewish diversity.

Thousands attended ceremony at promenade overlooking the Old City, including former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu The post ...

Ethiopian Jewish immigrants to Israel brought a willingness to contribute and a pure Zionism centered on longing for ...

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 ...

Mid-November in Israel is the time for Sigd, the Ethiopian Jewish holiday celebrating the acceptance of the Torah, and more recently, marking the fulfillment of the community’s immigration to Israel.

Israel’s Ethiopian community officially kicked off its celebrations of the annual Sigd holiday in a special celebration that took place in the residence of President Shimon Peres on Sunday. Sigd is a ...

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On Sigd, declared a national holiday in Israel in 2008, some members of the Ethiopian Jewish community fast and recite tehillim. Countless members of the community from all across Israel gather in ...

We celebrate Sigd with love, pride, and joy. And with that same love, we ask Israel to embrace our future, to open doors, ...

There is no full integration without recognition, no equality without belonging, writes activist Shula Mola. (JTA) — I have rarely missed the annual Sigd event in Jerusalem. When I lived in Ethiopia, ...