African Ritual in Jerusalem – the Sacred Day of Seeg’d

For a few hours yesterday I was in Africa, right here in Jerusalem. Seeg’d – the annual holy day of the Ethiopian Jewish Community was celebrated on Wed. Nov 14, the last day of the month of Heshvan, on the Jerusalem Promenade, overlooking the Temple Mount. Seeg’d, which means ‘day of worship and prostration’, marks […]

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