Celebrating Sigd in Jerusalem

(Thanks to Sharon – The Real Jerusalem Streets) For centuries, Ethiopian Jews celebrated the festival of Sigd – 50 days after Yom Kippur.  On a mountaintop, they prayed to return to Jerusalem. Their prayers have been answered – they have come to the Promised Land and can see it themselves.

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-many-faces-of-sigd/

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