► The story of the Ethiopian Jewish Community TODAY WE ► Sigd as a symbol of the tension between tradition WILL BE and transition GETTING A ► How to use NLI resources GLIMPSE to facilitate inquiry INTO... ► Guest speaker: Yuvi Tashome-Katz, co-founder of the Friends in Nature Association The NLI, established in 1892, is unique among the great libraries of the world. It is the prime institution of national memory – not only of the Israeli nation, NLI - The but also of the Jewish people throughout the world. National Its mission is to serve as a home for the Library of collections, archives, manuscripts, documents, maps, music and other audio treasures, graphic creations, audiovisual creations and electronic documents, as well as other items of unique national, historic or cultural significance. THE NLI COLLECTIONS

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Have you ever participated in a celebration of Sigd? Have you taught about it?

Answer Zoom Poll Observing - Understanding - Connecting - Creating ► Celebrated on the 29th of Heshvan – 49 days after ► Begins with fasting and making the journey to a high mountain with the Orit, carrying rocks to symbolize sins ► Renewal of the covenant between the Jewish people, God and His Sigd ► Kessim read excerpts from the Orit ► Yearning for ► A day of communal unity, introspection and atonement ► Ends with descending from the mountain to celebrate together in song, dance and food The Sigd Law ► National ceremonies, primarily legislated by the in Jerusalem (Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking the old city and simultaneously at in 2008 the Kotel) declaring the ► Educational Programs in 29th of schools as a national ► Official Personal Day for holiday employees “Give me Yavne and its Sages” (Talmud Gittin 56b) Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai to Vespasian (Jerusalem, 1st Century CE)

► Escaped from the destruction of Jerusalem in a coffin ► Established a number of edicts in the post-destruction era ► A symbol of preserving tradition by updating it, while transitioning into a new era

Tradition - Transition Immersive Experience Private Family Setting

Transitioning Between Ethiopia and Israel: Main Tensions Community Initiative & Action Organized by the State

Transitioning Between Ethiopia and Israel: Main Tensions Link to this video in NLI archives, Sigd 1982 Observing - Understanding - Connecting - Creating ► First impression: What catches your attention when you first Source look at the item? ► What language is it written in? Analysis ► When/Where was it created? ► Who created it? 1. Observing ► What can you learn from observing the item? ► Using prior knowledge and analytical skills, reference Source books and online research. ► Meaning: What is the Analysis purpose/use of the item? ► Context: What can be learned from the item about 2. Understanding when and where it was created? ► Additional information you would like to know... ► What does the item mean to you? Source ► How does this item connect to your own life and Analysis experiences? ► What are your thoughts about the item? What does it 3. Connecting remind you of? ► Ask a family member about the item. What can they add? How does Sigd connect to your own life and experiences? How could you engage your learners to connect?

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