Shavuot – The Feast of Pentecost

Today (for me - in Australia) is the Feast of Shavuot, known in English as Pentecost.  Most probably celebrate it on a different date; see Feast Calendar and Yom Teruah - The Feast of Trumpets for an explanation of my calendar.  See also Does the Torah Still Apply? for why this feast wasn't done away …

Matsot – The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Plus: Evidence for the Exodus)

Yesterday (in Australia) was Pesach – The Feast of Passover.  Today is Matsot, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which takes place from the 15th to the 21st of the month Aviv.  You can see my feastly calendar at Feast Calendar.  You can see my explanation of the calendar at Yom Teruah - The Feast of …

Pesach – The Feast of Passover

Today is (in Australia) the first day of the Feast of Pesach, known in English as Passover.  I explain my calendar here: Yom Teruah - The Feast of Trumpets.  You can view my feast calendar here: Feast Calendar. Many think Passover and other Biblical feasts don't apply because "Jesus did away with all that".  That …

The Feast of Purim

My 4th consecutive day of blogging!  That's gotta be a record.  Anyway, today (for me) is the first day of the two-day Feast of Purim.  You can see my schedule in my post Feast Calendar.  I explain my calendar in my post Yom Teruah - The Feast of Trumpets. The origin of Purim is described …

The Feast of Nicanor

Today - March 11th, 2019 - is (in Australia - on the calendar I follow) the Feast of Nicanor.  I gave my "feast schedule" for the upcoming year at Feast Calendar.  I explained my calendar in Yom Teruah - The Feast of Trumpets. But, I'd better back up and answer that question I KNOW you're …

Chanukkah – The Feast of Hanukkah

Shabbat Shalom!  Today (December 21st, 2018) is (in Australia) the first day of Hanukkah (known in Hebrew of Chanukkah), the 8-day feast commemorating the rededication of the Jewish Temple by the Maccabees three years to the day after it was defiled by pagans. You may notice that most people have already celebrated Hanukkah.  I explain …

Feast Calendar

Here is my Feast calendar for the next year - containing the dates I will be celebrating the Biblical feasts, for those interested. Yom Teruah - Feast of Trumpets - evening of Friday 28th September to evening of 29th September 2018 (timezones east of Jerusalem); evening of Thursday 27th September to Friday 28th September 2018 …