“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 […]
Jewish men hold the Arba Minim (Four Species) in their hands as they…pray on Sukkot at the Western (Wailing) Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. SukkotMonday 17.10.2016 “On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees-from palms, willows and other leafy trees-and rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.” […]
Passover Click to jump to: The Passover Seder List of Dates Passover is probably the best known of the Jewish holidays, mostly because it ties in with Christian history (the Last Supper was apparently a Passoverseder), and because a lot of its observances have been reinterpreted by Christians as Messianic and signs of Jesus. Passover […]
Bible Feasts Calendar 2010-2014 Bible Feasts Calendar Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Holiday Holidays begin at sundown on the evening of the previous day. Feast of Lots…(Purim) Feb …28 Mar…20 Mar…8 Feb…24 Mar…16 Passover…(Pesach) Mar …30 April…19 April…7 Mar…26 April…15 Feast of Weeks or Pentecost (Shavuot) May …19 June…8 May…27 May…15 June…4 Jewish Year […]
“What is the structure of the Jewish calendar?”……The Jewish calendar is based on the lunar month, which is a bit longer than 29 Ôö¼┬ó days. As such, the Jewish lunar months are 29 or 30 days long. Twelve lunar months usually amount to 354 days, 11 days short of a solar year. In order for […]
“What is the Feast of Weeks?”……Answer: Described in Leviticus 23, The Feast of Weeks is the second of the three "solemn feasts" that all Jewish males were required to travel to Jerusalem to attend (Exodus 23:14-17, 34:22-23Deuteronomy 16:16). This important feast gets its name from the fact that it starts seven full weeks, or exactly […]
“What is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)?”……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 was […]