Sigd 7045 / סיגד 10806

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 10806 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 7042 29 Cheshvan 10803
Sigd 7043 29 Cheshvan 10804
Sigd 7044 29 Cheshvan 10805
Sigd 7045 29 Cheshvan 10806
Sigd 7046 29 Cheshvan 10807
Sigd 7047 29 Cheshvan 10808
Sigd 7048 29 Cheshvan 10809
Sigd 7049 29 Cheshvan 10810

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.