Sigd 3240 / סיגד 7001

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 7001 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Sigd is an Amharic word meaning “prostration” or “worship” and is the commonly used name for a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Jewish community on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. This date is exactly 50 days after Yom Kippur, usually falling out in late October or November, and according to Ethiopian Jewish tradition is also the date that G-d first revealed himself to Moses.

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Dates for Sigd

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Sigd 3237 29 Cheshvan 6998
Sigd 3238 29 Cheshvan 6999
Sigd 3239 29 Cheshvan 7000
Sigd 3240 29 Cheshvan 7001
Sigd 3241 29 Cheshvan 7002
Sigd 3242 29 Cheshvan 7003
Sigd 3243 29 Cheshvan 7004
Sigd 3244 29 Cheshvan 7005

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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