{"id":34606,"date":"2025-11-11T07:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?post_type=news&#038;p=34606"},"modified":"2025-11-11T07:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:22:04","slug":"sigd-a-journey-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/news\/sigd-a-journey-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigd \u2013 A Journey of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34607 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Sigd-Matan-11.25.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer for Sigd Program\" width=\"1127\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Sigd-Matan-11.25.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Sigd-Matan-11.25-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Sigd-Matan-11.25-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Sigd-Matan-11.25-768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Sigd-Matan-11.25-1082x1536.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h3><strong>Sigd \u2013 A Journey of Hope<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, founder and director of the International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry at Ono Academic College, was the keynote speaker at the Matan Ra\u2019anana community celebration of the Sigd holiday, preserved over the generations by Ethiopian Jewry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Rabbi Dr. Shalom was in conversation with Dr. Yoni Shnitzer, exploring the theme \u201cPast and Present: Ethiopian Jewish Faith as a Source of Healing for Israeli Society.\u201d Their dialogue reflected Rabbi Shalom\u2019s broader mission of connecting Ethiopian heritage, Jewish thought, and contemporary Israeli identity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Bat El Mashasha Ashkenazi, a graduate of Ono\u2019s Beit Midrash for the Study of Ethiopian Jewish Holy Texts, spoke about the wondrous connection between body, spirit and soul in the Sigd Holiday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The event concluded with prayers led by Keis (traditional Ethiopian Jewish Spiritual Leader) Efrayim Lawe, for hope and renewal.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, founder and director of the International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry at Ono Academic College, was the keynote speaker at the Matan Ra\u2019anana community celebration of the Sigd holiday, preserved over the generations by Ethiopian Jewry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":34607,"menu_order":7,"template":"","class_list":["post-34606","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categories_news-updates_news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}