For the Ethiopian Israeli community, Yom Kippur is a warmup to this week’s annual holiday of Sigd, which focuses on introspection as a communal group. Israel’s deputy public security minister says that all Jews should be celebrating Sigd.
WATCH: All Jews encouraged to adopt Ethiopian-Israeli holiday of Sigd
Thousands of Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer on the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem, Nov. 27, 2019. (Flash90/Olivier Fitoussi)