Blog posts related to the Biblical Feasts. How Messianic and Hebrew Roots believers in Messiah Yeshua can celebrate the Appointed Times of the Yahweh.
The Feast of First Fruits as a common designation among Messianic followers of Yeshua for a day described only in Leviticus 23:10-11. Also called the Day of the Wave Sheaf, it is not given a specific calendar date in Scripture.
Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread are inseparable. The term “Passover” is sometimes used to refer to the evening of Passover and the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread together.
Here is a lightweight, easy to assemble Sukkah you can build yourself. It ls also easy to disassemble and store, the use again next year!
Yom Teruah, or Rosh Hashanah, is celebrated on the first day of the seventh Biblical month, Tishrei. This year it falls on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
This book will be a valuable resource for anyone just beginning to celebrate the Biblical Feasts. David Wilber takes a fresh, no-nonsense approach.
The Feast of Shavuot, or Feast of Weeks, is celebrated in late spring at the time of the early wheat harvest in Israel. The exact Hebrew date is not specified in Scripture. Shavuot is at the end of a period of counting fifty days, or seven weeks – thus the name Shavuot, a Hebrew word meaning “weeks,” or Pentecost, from a Greek word meaning “fiftieth.”
Counting the Omer is a count “up.” The instructions are clear – count seven weeks “from” the day of the Omer, fifty days “to” the day after the seventh Sabbath.
Not everyone agrees on the timing of the Feasts. Sometimes we’re going to gather on a day that we don’t happen to think is the right one. We’ll get over it.
Given the current situation with COVID-19 (April, 2020) some have suggested that the Passover should be postponed. So how should we approach this Passover?
The Festival of Purim is celebrated for two days beginning on 14 Adar II. For the Gregorian year 2024 it is Sunday, March 24 and Monday, March 25.