Category Archives: feast

This week we’ll look at Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 1:18-2:23 and more aspects of the Hanukkah/Christmas season. When and why did Christmas become recognized as the day of Christ’s birth? What was the Star of Bethlehem, who were the Magi, and … 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 →

We’re celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles on Saturday, October 12! The Hebrew word for Tabernacles is “sukkah” which originally meant “woven” and applied to the branches woven together to make simple shelters. Israel was commanded to dwell in booths like … 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 Sept. 28-29, … 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 likely time of year when Christ was born; and it represents the new birth of … 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 →