Today, the 29th day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, is Sigd, a holiday unique to Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews. Celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sigd is a Ge’ez/Amharic word meaning “prostration” or “worship”. What exactly does this...
![Stained glass windows representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel grace the synagogue of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Artist: Marc Chagall [Photo: Wikimedia Commons]](https://theisraelbible.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Hadassah_Chagall_Windows.jpg)
