Sigd 5240 / סיגד 9001

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 9001 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 5237 29 Cheshvan 8998
Sigd 5238 29 Cheshvan 8999
Sigd 5239 29 Cheshvan 9000
Sigd 5240 29 Cheshvan 9001
Sigd 5241 29 Cheshvan 9002
Sigd 5242 29 Cheshvan 9003
Sigd 5243 29 Cheshvan 9004
Sigd 5244 29 Cheshvan 9005

References

“Sigd” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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