Sigd for Hebrew Year 9493 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Sigd 5729 | 27 Cheshvan 9490 | ||
Sigd 5730 | 29 Cheshvan 9491 | ||
Sigd 5731 | 29 Cheshvan 9492 | ||
Sigd 5732 | 27 Cheshvan 9493 | ||
Sigd 5733 | 29 Cheshvan 9494 | ||
Sigd 5734 | 29 Cheshvan 9495 | ||
Sigd 5735 | 29 Cheshvan 9496 | ||
Sigd 5736 | 27 Cheshvan 9497 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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