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Celebrating Sigd
Learn about Sigd, which many consider an Ethiopian Jewish holiday, but is really a Jewish biblical holiday meant for all Jewish people to observe and celebrate.
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Ethiopian Community Unites for Sigd
Pnina Gaday Agenyahu, Director of The Jewish Agency's Partnership2Gether Global Network, reflects on Sigd, a biblical Jewish holiday that's traditionally been observed by the Ethiopian Jewish community.
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Bringing Sigd to America
Sigal Kanotopsky, The Jewish Agency’s Northeast Regional Director for the U.S., is hoping to start the conversation about the Sigd holiday in America.
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Celebrating the Unique Holiday of Sigd
From a young age, Efraim Zion Lawi began the studies necessary to be ordained as a Qes (an Ethiopian Kohen or priest). Today, Qes Efraim is proud to be the first Israeli-born Qes.