THE FEAST OF GOD: Shabat On the seventh day of each week 1 Pesakh On the evening of the 14 th day of the 1 st month. 2 Unleavened On the 15 th day of the 1 st month bread NOTE: The celebration of Unleavened-Bread is actually a continuation of the Pesakh celebration. 3 First-Fruits No date given NOTE: The last day of Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread is the Sabbath! So, the date is the 16 th day of the 1 st month. 4 Shavuot Fifty days after First-Fruits 5 Trumpets 1 st day of the 7 th month 6 Yom Kipur 10 th day of the 7 th month 7 Sukot 15 th day of the 7 th month Khanukah is not a Biblically mandated celebration but has been celebrated from the time of Sinai. It was called the Khanukah (dedication) of the altar, the Khanukah (dedication) of the house of David, and the Khanukah (dedication) of the house of God (the Temple). In short, Khanukah, or the dedication of the Temple has always been observed by the Children of Yisrael in celebration of the triumph over our enemies. It is the celebration of God s children receiving a victory for which they couldn t possibly have gained through their own merit. Y shua celebrated this feast [Joh 10:23-23]. In fact, Y shua celebrated every feast every year, including the Shabat each and every Saturday. Neither Y shua nor His disciples ever celebrated the Shabat on Sunday, in fact in the letter to the Hebrews, chapter four, verse eight, one of the disciples said, Hebrews 4:8 For if [wvy (Y -shu-a) would have given them a Shabat, would He not have spoken concerning another day among us? That is to say, if Y shua would have wanted His followers to change the day they celebrate the Shabat, He would have mentioned it to His talmudim (His disciples). Khanukah is a great time for Synagogues to gather their people together to paint, clean, organize etc. Every Synagogue could use a week of upkeep by its members. Also, Khanukah is a great time for families to perform some early spring cleaning at home. Think of it as a yearly, dedication of our temple, i.e., a yearly dedication of our Synagogues and our homes. Follow Y shua s example and celebrate Khanukah, you ll be glad you did.
If Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread begins @ sundown on Sunday: 1 st Day from sundown Sunday from sundown Monday Day 3 rd Day from sundown Tuesday 4 th Day from sundown 5 th Day from sundown Thursday 6 th Day from sundown Friday 7 th Day from sundown Saturday un-leavened No Leavened bread If Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread begins @ sundown on Monday: 1 st Day from sundown Monday from sundown Tuesday Day 3 rd Day from sundown 4 th Day from sundown Thursday 5 th Day from sundown Friday 6 th Day from sundown Saturday 7 th Day from sundown Sunday Remove the leaven from our homes; eat some un-leavened un-leavened No Leavened bread
If Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread begins @ sundown on Tuesday: 1 st Day from sundown Tuesday from sundown Day 3 rd Day from sundown Thursday 4 th Day from sundown Friday 5 th Day from sundown Saturday 6 th Day from sundown Sunday 7 th Day from sundown Monday un-leavened No Leavened bread If Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread begins @ sundown on : 1 st Day from sundown from sundown Thursday Day 3 rd Day from sundown Friday 4 th Day from sundown Saturday 5 th Day from sundown Sunday 6 th Day from sundown Monday 7 th Day from sundown Tuesday un-leavened No Leavened bread
If Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread begins @ sundown on Thursday: 1 st Day from sundown Thursday from sundown Friday Day 3 rd Day from sundown Saturday 4 th Day from sundown Sunday 5 th Day from sundown Monday 6 th Day from sundown Tuesday 7 th Day from sundown un-leavened No Leavened bread If Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread begins @ sundown on Friday: 1 st Day from sundown Friday from sundown Saturday Day 3 rd Day from sundown Sunday 4 th Day from sundown Monday 5 th Day from sundown Tuesday 6 th Day from sundown 7 th Day from sundown Thursday un-leavened No Leavened bread
If Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread begins @ sundown on Saturday: 1 st Day from sundown Saturday from sundown Sunday Day 3 rd Day from sundown Monday Tuesday 4 th Day from sundown Tuesday 5 th Day from sundown Thursday 6 th Day from sundown Thursday 7 th Day from sundown Friday Saturday leavened bread after sundown; Eat the Pesakh meal after the sun goes down; Burn the leftover lamb before the sun comes up; eat some un-leavened unleavened No Leavened bread until after sundown. Pesakh/Unleavened-Bread (Passover) begins on the 14 th day of the 1 st month after the sun goes down [Exo 12:18] The meal is to be served after the sun goes down on the 1 st day; it is to be consumed with unleavened bread and a bitter herb [Exo 12:8]. No egg, no chicken, no shank bone (these traditions are in violation of To-rah). Deserts and drinks are optional but are not Scripturally mandated. No part of the lamb can be raw (red or pink) or boiled in any liquid; it must be cooked with fire, so cooked in an oven or over an open flame is acceptable but microwaving is not [Exo 12:9] Every part of the lamb that is not consumed during the meal is to be burned before morning [Exo 12:10]. All the remains completely disappearing into ashes is not mandated but should be the goal. The idea is that we see God consuming His portion of the sacrifice. Eat the Passover meal with your belt buckled (you must wear a belt); with your shoes on your feet and a staff in your (non-eating) hand [Exo 12:11]. Passover must be celebrated every year forever [Exo 12:14].
Passover is celebrated for seven consecutive, twenty-four hour periods; All leaven in our homes (and all other places under our authority) are to be cleaned out during the 1 st 24 hour period; no one is allowed to eat anything with leaven in it during this seven day period; anyone who consumes anything with leaven in it during this period is to be shunned by those who keep the feast, until the feast is over [Exo 12:15] No leaven is to be found in our homes (or other buildings under our authority) during this seven day celebration and everyone who eats leaven during this time, whether a believer, a non-believer, a babe in the Lord; whether Jew or Gentile, whether born in Yisrael or elsewhere is to be shunned by those who participate in the celebration [Exo 12:19]. We cannot allow anyone to stay in our homes who is unwilling to fully celebrate this feast. We and everyone in our homes are commanded to do this, no exceptions. So we need to make sure that anyone who stays with us is willing to live by our rules; if they are not, we must not allow them to stay with us no matter their situation [Exo 12:19]. There is to be a Holy Assembly during the 1 st 24 hour period and a Holy Assembly during the last 24 hour period; no one is allowed to perform work for which someone might be paid during these two periods of time; the only work that is allowed is what ever it takes to prepare the meals [Exo 12:16]. First-Fruits (16 th day of the 1 st new moon) Bring a sheaf of your harvest, i.e., an offering (above and beyond any other tithes and offerings) to the Priest, i.e., your Rabi sometime between sundown on the eve of First-Fruits and sundown Shavuot (50 days after First-Fruits) Holy meeting (mandatory); All head of household (male or female) must bring an offering for their family above and beyond any other tithe and offerings (Deu 16:16). No servile work after sundown on the eve of Shavuot until sundown the next day (mandatory). Feast of Trumpets (1st day of the 7th new moon) Holy meeting (mandatory); No servile work after sundown on the eve of the Feast of Trumpets until sundown the next day (mandatory). Yom-Kipur (10th day of the 7th new moon) Holy meeting (mandatory); No servile work after sundown on the eve of Yom-Kipur until sundown the next day (mandatory).
If Sukot begins @ sundown on Sunday: 1 st Day from sundown Sunday Day from sundown Monday 3 rd Day from sundown Tuesday 4 th Day from sundown 5 th Day from sundown Thursday 6 th Day from sundown Friday 7 th Day from sundown Saturday 8 th Day from sundown Sunday for joy like If Sukot begins @ sundown on Monday: 1 st Day from sundown Monday Day from sundown Tuesday 3 rd Day from sundown 4 th Day from sundown Thursday 5 th Day from sundown Friday 6 th Day from sundown Saturday 7 th Day from sundown Sunday 8 th Day from sundown Monday barbeque; spin in circles, dance, leap and shout for joy like like like like like like like
If Sukot begins @ sundown on Tuesday: 1 st Day from sundown Tuesday Day from sundown 3 rd Day from sundown Thursday 4 th Day from sundown Friday 5 th Day from sundown Saturday 6 th Day from sundown Sunday 7 th Day from sundown Monday 8 th Day from sundown Tuesday for joy like If Sukot begins @ sundown on : 1 st Day from sundown Day from sundown Thursday 3 rd Day from sundown Friday 4 th Day from sundown Saturday 5 th Day from sundown Sunday 6 th Day from sundown Monday 7 th Day from sundown Tuesday 8 th Day from sundown for joy like
If Sukot begins @ sundown on Thursday: 1 st Day from sundown Thursday Day from sundown Friday 3 rd Day from sundown Saturday 4 th Day from sundown Sunday 5 th Day from sundown Monday 6 th Day from sundown Tuesday 7 th Day from sundown 8 th Day from sundown Thursday for joy like If Sukot begins @ sundown on Friday: 1 st Day from sundown Friday Day from sundown Saturday 3 rd Day from sundown Sunday 4 th Day from sundown Monday 5 th Day from sundown Tuesday 6 th Day from sundown 7 th Day from sundown Thursday 8 th Day from sundown Friday for joy like
If Sukot begins @ sundown on Saturday: 1 st Day from sundown Saturday Day from sundown Sunday 3 rd Day from sundown Monday 4 th Day from sundown Tuesday 5 th Day from sundown 6 th Day from sundown Thursday 7 th Day from sundown Friday 8 th Day from sundown Saturday for joy like We are commanded to spend seven days in a sukah. In this case, a day is a 24 hour period from sundown, to sundown. We are commanded to collect the materials for our sukot on the first day. Since that day begins at sundown, it is acceptable to collect the materials during the day time hours of the following day which is still considered the first day. For example, if the feast begins at sundown on, we can stay in our homes night and collect the items for our sukah Thursday afternoon. However, if we do this, we have to spend the eighth night in our sukah and leave on the morning of the ninth day because we are commanded to dwell in the sukot for seven (24 hour periods) days. So, if our feast starts on night and we collect and setup our tents on Thursday, we will spend the night Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thursday and go home Friday morning. If we decide to camp out on the night of the first day, we cannot set up our tents until after the sun goes down. For example, if the feast begins on night, and we spend the night on night, we are not allowed to set up our tents or gather the twigs and leaves until sundown evening. If we gather our materials before or after the first day of the feast, we disobey the command to collect the things needed for our tent on the 1 st day. We are commanded to have a barbeque all eight days. We are commanded to spin in circles, dance, leap and shout for joy like drunkards all eight days (Lev). Everyone within our gates, i.e., everyone under our authority and/or under our roof; family members, friends, servants (hired hands), proselytes, ministers, orphans and widows must celebrate the holiday with us (Deu). All Nations that do not celebrate sukot will go without rain (Zac). Biblical references: Lev 23:33-44, Deu 16:13-17, Zac 14:16-19