Category Archives: feast

Purim is observed a month before Passover, and the focus is simply reading the Book of Esther. This feast is probably the original “morality play” with audience participation. A mysterious part of the Purim feast is the rabbinical command to … Continue reading →

The response of Simeon and Anna at the presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the visit of the wise men from the east show the high level of Messianic expectation that accompanied Jesus’ birth. Notes on the Wise Men … Continue reading →

The eight-day feast of Hanukkah, a festival of lights, occurs in the darkest time of year. It commemorates the rededication of the Temple in 165 B.C. after it was cleansed by Judas Maccabeus when the Jews prevailed against the Seleucid … Continue reading →

Since next week we will be feasting and partying on Tabernacles, we will study about it this week to get ready. The Feast of Tabernacles is a festival of light and joy. The spiritual meaning of the feast is expressed … Continue reading →

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the climax of the ten days of awe and is considered to be the most important day for the Jews in the liturgical year. The fast, which we will observe October 1-2, … Continue reading →

Also called the “Feast of Trumpets,” Rosh Hashanah marks the creation of the world and of the new year. Scholars have pinpointed this as the time of year when Christ was born; and it represents the new birth of believers, … Continue reading →

The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple – first by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. and later by the Romans in 70 A.D. – are marked by Jews each year at the Fast of Ab. It is a time of … Continue reading →