Sigd for Hebrew Year 9979 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 6215 | 29 Cheshvan 9976 | ||
Sigd 6216 | 27 Cheshvan 9977 | ||
Sigd 6217 | 29 Cheshvan 9978 | ||
Sigd 6218 | 29 Cheshvan 9979 | ||
Sigd 6219 | 27 Cheshvan 9980 | ||
Sigd 6220 | 29 Cheshvan 9981 | ||
Sigd 6221 | 29 Cheshvan 9982 | ||
Sigd 6222 | 29 Cheshvan 9983 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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