Israel prepares for Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd under lockdown
Sigd - a unique Ethiopian Jewish holiday marking the deep connection between the Ethiopian Jewish community and Jerusalem - will be celebrated on Monday.
AN ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI spiritual leader participates in the main Sigd holiday prayer gathering at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade in Jerusalem last November.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)ByTOBIAS SIEGAL