In honor of Sigd festival, Rivlin and Shaked to pardon convicted Ethiopians

The two issued a statement on Monday calling on the community to submit requests for pardons in honor of the annual Sigd festival, which marks the Ethiopian Jewish yearning for Jerusalem.

An Ethiopian Jewish woman arrives for the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah services at a synagogue in Addis Ababa.

An Ethiopian Jewish woman arrives for the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah services at a synagogue in Addis Ababa.

(photo credit: REUTERS)

ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 17:49

Updated: NOVEMBER 6, 2018 04:16