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Sigal Kanotopsky

11/8/2022 Top Pick

An Ethiopian Jewish Israeli Breaks Barriers

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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Dr. Shula Mola

11/16/2021 Top Pick

Honoring the Stories of Ethiopian Jews

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11/2/2021 Top Pick

An Ethiopian Recipe to Celebrate Sigd

By Bezawit AbebeFor Be’chol Lashon

JERUSALEM, -: An Ethiopian Jewish woman prays during the "Sigd" holy day, on a hill overlooking Jerusalem, 24 November 2003. The traditional prayer is performed by Ethiopian Jews every year to celebrate the biblical union between the Jewish people and God. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)

11/2/2021 Top Pick

We Should All Celebrate the Ancient Jewish Holiday of Sigd

Sigd has been celebrated continuously for centuries, but until recently, it was observed exclusively among Ethiopian Jews.

By Ruth Abusch-Magder and Beza AbebeFor Kveller

A Sigid celebration in Jerusalem (Courtesy Bezawit Abebe and Be’chol Lashon)

11/2/2021 Top Pick

9 Facts You Didn’t Know About Sigd

What is the holiday all about?

By Sara IvryFor Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Jerusalem, Israel - November 20, 2014: Ethiopian Jewish women pray at the Sigd, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Sigd is an annual holiday of the Ethiopian Jews

11/2/2021 Top Pick

Celebrating Sigd With Ethiopian Israeli Yarden Fanta

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

A Sigid celebration in Jerusalem (Courtesy Bezawit Abebe and Be’chol Lashon)

11/26/2019 Top Pick

Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday

By Rich TenorioFor JewishBoston