https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h Directions: Learn more about some of the key educational themes connected to the holiday of Sigd. Read the background information for each theme, and then complete the activity below. Click on the plus sign at the top of each column to write a comment. Click on the three dots at the bottom of each comment box to add recordings, upload images or links, draw, and more. Don't forget to add your names to your posts. en-us 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC 2022-11-20 16:17:01 UTC hello@padlet.com arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861251 What are your hopes for your future? Write your answers or share a video recording of your answers in a response below. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861251 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861252 For many years, the Ethiopian Jewish community suffered in a life of poverty. Throughout time, they never lost hope for a better future, always longing to return to Israel and live better lives for their families. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861252 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861254 In what ways do you feel connected to the Torah or Judaism as a whole? Share your answers in a voice recording below. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861254 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861256 The holiday of Sigd celebrates the Ethiopian Jewish community's devoted connection to the Torah then and now. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861256 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861257 How do you imagine the Third Temple will look when it is rebuilt? Share your answers in a drawing below. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861257 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861258 The Ethiopian Jewish community believed for many years that the Temple was still standing in Jerusalem. Once many Ethiopian Jews had moved to Israel, their longing to rebuild the Temple was strengthened even further, which is now part of the traditional Sigd celebrations. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861258 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861262 What is your favorite Jewish tradition that you, your family, or your community celebrate? Do you know what the original source of this tradition is? Research your tradition on a website like www.chabad.org or www.myjewishlearning.com and then share the link in a response below. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861262 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861264 Sigd is a holiday traditionally celebrated by the Ethiopian Jewish community. In recent years, it has become a national holiday in Israel and is celebrated by Jewish communities around the world, regardless of background. Bringing Ethiopian Jewish traditions into the mainstream Jewish world promotes the ideal of multiculturalism within Judaism. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861264 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861265 Where in Jerusalem would you most like to visit? Upload a picture in a response below. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861265 arotenber https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861266 Ethiopian Jews had longed to return to Jerusalem for hundreds of years. The holiday of Sigd represented this longing. Today, when the majority of the Ethiopian Jewish community has moved to Israel, the largest celebration of Sigd takes place in Jerusalem, overlooking the Old City. ]]> 2022-11-16 16:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2386861266 https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2391513093 2022-11-20 16:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2391513093 https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2391516300 2022-11-20 16:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2391516300 https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2391520365 2022-11-20 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/arotenber/8es0byve8qyu493h/wish/2391520365