Gan Yavne Residents Reportedly Leave for Jerusalem’s Sigd Celebrations

Ethiopian Jewish residents of Gan Yavne reportedly traveled by bus to Jerusalem on the morning of November 9 to observe Sigd. According to the report, local council head Dror Aharon met the group before its departure from the council and offered holiday greetings. Aharon welcomed the participation of young women and men alongside their parents and grandparents, describing the generations traveling together to Jerusalem. Sigd is a celebration of renewal of the covenant with God and longing for Jerusalem, with traditions of prayer, fasting and communal gathering. The town’s Tzlil Rishon daycare had also marked the holiday on November 8 with children, parents and staff. Its management, led by Sigi Ben Yosef, organized traditional clothing, music and food, along with buna coffee. A separate local celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, at 17:30 in the Gan Yavne community-center plaza. The council and community center had already invited residents to a program featuring Ethiopian food, a buna coffee ceremony and workshop, clay-stamp making and an interactive quiz. The planned activities also include souvenir magnet photographs inspired by life in Ethiopia, a virtual journey accompanied by a personal story, and a musical performance. Aharon invited residents to join the community-center festivities.