Sigd for Hebrew Year 12708 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 8944 | 29 Cheshvan 12705 | ||
Sigd 8945 | 29 Cheshvan 12706 | ||
Sigd 8946 | 29 Cheshvan 12707 | ||
Sigd 8947 | 29 Cheshvan 12708 | ||
Sigd 8948 | 29 Cheshvan 12709 | ||
Sigd 8949 | 29 Cheshvan 12710 | ||
Sigd 8950 | 29 Cheshvan 12711 | ||
Sigd 8951 | 29 Cheshvan 12712 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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