Among the Sigd celebrations of the journey home is the reminder of Haymanot Kasau - editorial

Thousands of Ethiopian Israelis gathered at Jerusalem's Tayelet Haas Promenade for Sigd, a day of celebration and remembrance, on Monday.Dressed in white, families made their way toward the Old City, where the community's spiritual leaders, the kessim, led prayers overlooking the Jerusalem their ancestors had dreamed of seeing.There is something especially moving about Sigd being celebrated in Jerusalem. For centuries, Ethiopian Jews marked the holiday by fasting, gathering on hilltops, and praying for their return to Zion. Today, their children and grandchildren can look out across the city that once existed for many of their families only in scripture, stories, and prayer alone.Sigd, observed 50 days after Yom Kippur, marks the Ethiopian renewal of the covenant between the Jewish people and God. It also celebrates one of the most remarkable chapters in modern Jewish history: the determination of Ethiopian Jews to preserve their faith and identity, and the journeys that ultimately brought so many of them to Israel.Sigd must be accepted as significant national Israeli celebrationThat history should hold a much greater place in Israel's national story. The courage of those who crossed dangerous terrain to reach the country, the sacrifices of families separated along the way, and the traditions they carried with them should be familiar to every Israeli schoolchild.Sigd has been recognized as a national holiday since 2008…