Rosh HaShanah (Head of the Year) …the beginning of the Jewish year 5777.(10th October 2016) Symbols of Rosh HaShanah (Jewish New Year) Shana Tova, John! Happy Jewish New Year 5777! "Say to the Israelites: 'On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated […]

“What is the Feast of Tabernacles?”……The Feast of Tabernacles is the seventh and last feast that the Lord commanded Israel to observe and one of the three feasts that Jews were to observe each year by going to "appear before the Lord your God in the place which He shall choose" (Deuteronomy 16:16). The importance […]

“What is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)?”……Answer: The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:27-28), also known as Yom Kippur, was the most solemn holy day of all the Israelite feasts and festivals, occurring once a year on the tenth day of Tishri, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. On that day, the high priest […]

Happy Sukkot, John! 1st October 2012 …Praying on Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) toward the TempleMount…where the HolyTemple stood in Yeshua’s day in Jerusalem. “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Lord's Feast of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular work. For […]

“Should Christians celebrate Passover?”……Answer: The celebration of Passover is in remembrance of the time in Israel's history when the angel of the Lord moved through Egypt destroying the firstborn of all people and animals (see Exodus 11 and 12.) This was the final of the ten plagues God visited upon Egypt designed to force Pharaoh […]

“What is the significance of unleavened bread?”……The Bible tells us that the Israelites were to eat only unleavened bread every year during Passover as a commemoration of the Exodus from Egyptian bondage. Since the children of Israel left Egypt hastily, they did not have time for the bread to rise, so it was made on […]

“Should a Christian celebrate Hanukkah (Christmaskah)?”……Answer: Chanukkah (or Hanukkah) is the Jewish Festival of Dedication, also known as the “Festival of Lights." It is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, which typically falls in November or December on our calendar. Although this Jewish festival in not mentioned […]