Biblical Feasts and Hebraic Festivals
Articles & Information
Levitical Feasts of the Lord & Related Ceremonies
Fall Feasts 2010
TEVILAH – Immersion in preparation for Fall Feasts August 29
EREV YOM TERUAH – Feast of Trumpets / Rosh HaShana September 8
EREV YOM KIPPUR – Day of Atonement - September 17 Begin 1-day Fast. We will break the fast together
SUKKOT CELEBRATION September 23
HOSHANA RABBAH RE-ENACTMENT September 29
Shavuot – the Feast of Weeks (Leviticus 23: 15-17)
After counting 50 days from Passover, Shavuot is observed. This is the day that the Lord gave His Word to Moses on
Our Shavuot service will be held on Wednesday May 19th at 7:00 pm. We will approach the altar with our basket of first fruit offering and continue on with worship. Our service will conclude with a time of fellowship as we enjoy eating the fruits, just as the priests enjoyed the benefit of the offerings as the Lord provided.
We begin our preparation on Saturday, May 15th as we prepare our offering baskets. They will be decorated with beauty and honor as tribute to the Lord. The firstfruit offerings will be barley, wheat, and fruits. Come join us for a "crafty" afternoon of ribbons, flowers and baskets.
Heb: Head of the Month
Rosh Chodesh is commonly referred to as New Moon because it is celebrated upon the sighting of the new moon. This occurs on the first day of each month on the Jewish calendar. It is a time of refreshing and renewal. This service consists of blowing Shofars, music and dance worship, prayers and scripture reading. The altar area is expanded to accommodate anyone wishing to kneel or lie prostrate before the Lord.
Rosh Chodesh is usually referred to in Scripture when instructions are given for bringing offerings to the Lord. You will frequently see it mentioned along with Shabbats (Sabbaths) and Mo’edim (Appointed Times).
Numbers 10:10 (CJB) states
"Also on your days of rejoicing, at your designated times and on Rosh-Chodesh, you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; these will be your reminder before your God. I am ADONAI your God."
Here at Arrowhead Messianic Congregation, we include the entire congregation as we honor this particular instruction. At the beginning of our service, everyone is given a slip of paper and pen along with their offering envelope. They later receive instruction about making the sacrifice of offering to the Lord. The paper is to write their personal offering to Adonai. This may accompany a financial gift to the temple.
At a designated time during the service, the treasure box is placed in the middle of the floor. Everyone is called to gather around it. The sacrifices are offered up with Shofar blasts and shouts from everyone. And in the echo of the shouts, you can almost hear the voice of the Lord saying
“Thank you for remembering Me.”