Due to the corona virus, a special broadcast by the Western Wall Foundation from the Prayer of the Cases will take place at 12:00.
Cases at the Commissioner's Palace last year
Photography:
Oren Ben Hakon
Every year, thousands of members of the Ethiopian community and the Beta Israel community come to an exciting prayer at the Western Wall plaza on the occasion of the Sigd holiday, which marks every year on the 29th of Cheshvan, the longing for Jerusalem in fasting, prayer and supplication 50 days after Yom Kippur. , The traditional case prayer in the Western Wall plaza will be held in a limited format in accordance with the guidelines.
Photo: Western Wall Heritage Foundation
On the occasion of the situation, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation initiated for the first time in Israel a festive broadcast to mark the Sigd holiday, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of thousands of students from all over the country.
The broadcast will include pieces of art and tradition and will unfold the story of the heritage and immigration of Ethiopian Jews.
This, along with an interactive activity with the participation of school students and a musical performance to end with the singer Shlomo Gronich.
Examine yourself: What do you know about the Sigd holiday?
The broadcast will take place today (Monday) at 12:00 noon, from the Western Wall plaza and the Commissioner's Palace promenade in Jerusalem, hosted by Oded Menashe and Oshrat Ingdasht.
The online event will be attended by the Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Places, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Minister of Education, Maj. Gen.
