sigd ceremony by leaders of the Ethiopian Jewish community. Jerusalem. israel


The Sigd holiday is a traditional celebration to beseech God to return the Jewish people to Jerusalem. The holiday's rituals are meant to remind celebrants of the renewal of the covenant by Ezra during the Return to Zion from the Babylonian Exile in the 6th cent.


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