{"id":6310,"date":"2022-11-21T17:24:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=6310"},"modified":"2022-11-21T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:50:00","slug":"cheshvan-29-celebrating-sigd-a-biblical-jewish-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=6310","title":{"rendered":"Cheshvan 29: CELEBRATING SIGD: A BIBLICAL JEWISH HOLIDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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UPDATE YOUR CALENDARS.
We DO have a holiday during the month Cheshvan!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Holiday of the Ethiopian Jewish Sigd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sigd, which always takes place on 29 Cheshvan, 50 days after Yom Kippur. Sigd is a unique Ethiopian-Jewish holiday rich in liturgy and ritual, signifying the renewal of the Covenant with G-d, and leading to forgiveness and Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigd means to bow down or to prostrate oneself, which participants do at specific times in the day. It is also a fast day ending with a celebratory feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Ethiopia, participants followed their religious leaders Kessoch, who carried the Orit (Bible) up a mountain to a high, pure place, reminiscent of Moses going up to Mt. Sinai. In Israel, where Sigd is now a national holiday, the ceremony is held in Jerusalem.

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Kessim, the title for Ethiopian Jewish religious leaders, stand with their traditional robes and parasols. Photo by Gil Zohar.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Women pray during the Sigd festival on the Hass promenade in Jerusalem. Photo by Gil Zohar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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