The Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel celebrated the renewal of the covenant between the Jewish people, God and the Torah in their unique way.

The Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel celebrated Sigd on November 27.

Ethiopian Jews in Israel celebrated the renewal of the covenant between the Jewish people, God and the Torah.

Israel allocates scholarships totaling some NIS 1.8 million to Ethiopian students.

Reflecting on the past and looking forward to the future, Ethiopian Jews gathered in Jerusalem for the annual Sigd festival, which invokes the community's rich heritage and history.

The Indo-Israel vegetable center of excellence in India has boosted the annual number of seedlings grown from half a million in 2011 to six million in 2015, and Israel’s Technion Institute has built a safe drinking supply water system in a village school in northern Ethiopia.

Rosh Chodesh, the New Month, is especially meaningful to women. It is also noted that women are like the moon in that they, too, have a monthly cycle of renewal.