Sigd 4382 / סיגד 8143

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 8143 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.

Read more from Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Sigd

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Sigd 4379 29 Cheshvan 8140
Sigd 4380 29 Cheshvan 8141
Sigd 4381 29 Cheshvan 8142
Sigd 4382 29 Cheshvan 8143
Sigd 4383 29 Cheshvan 8144
Sigd 4384 29 Cheshvan 8145
Sigd 4385 29 Cheshvan 8146
Sigd 4386 29 Cheshvan 8147

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.