Sigd 7912 / סיגד 11673

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur ✡️

Sigd for Hebrew Year 11673 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 7909 29 Cheshvan 11670
Sigd 7910 29 Cheshvan 11671
Sigd 7911 29 Cheshvan 11672
Sigd 7912 29 Cheshvan 11673
Sigd 7913 29 Cheshvan 11674
Sigd 7914 29 Cheshvan 11675
Sigd 7915 29 Cheshvan 11676
Sigd 7916 29 Cheshvan 11677

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.