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Yesterday, the 29th day of the month of Heshvan, Ethiopian Jews celebrated Sigd, a holiday unique to their community that represents the renewal of the covenant. Israel officially recognized Sigd as a national holiday in 2008, and gradually—like the Moroccan Jewish festival of Mimouna—it is entering the country’s broader religious consciousness. Nina Pogrebnaya describes what she saw attending the main celebration in Jerusalem:
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Will Sigd become Israeli?
Yesterday, the 29th day of the month of Heshvan, Ethiopian Jews celebrated Sigd, a holiday unique to their community that represents the renewal of the covenant. Israel officially recognized Sigd as a national holiday in 2008, and gradually—like the Moroccan Jewish festival of Mimouna—it is entering the country’s broader religious consciousness. Nina Pogrebnaya describes what she saw attending the main celebration in Jerusalem:
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