“Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are the people whoknow the joyfulsound [who understand and appreciate the spiritual blessings symbolized by the feasts]; they walk,O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance”Psalm 89:15
There are different calendars that direct the daily, weekly, and yearly events of the world. The Gregorian/Julian calendar is accepted internationally as the civil calendar. This calendar begins on January 1 and ends December 31. It includes American holidays like New Year’s Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving.
The Liturgical calendar, instituted by the Roman catholic church, contains holidays such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Sunday worship. These Roman-based holidays were amalgamated with Biblical holidays by Constantine to blur the lines between Christian and pagan. Commemorations like St. Patrick’s Day, St. Valentine’s Day, and the Assumption of Mary also became part of the Liturgical Roman Catholic calendar. Each of these holidays have pagan roots which honor ‘other gods’ just like the golden calf. Daniel warns those who change the set times of Adonai and His laws (Daniel 7:25).
The Biblical calendar was established by Adonai and focuses on His “appointed times” or the Feasts of the LORD, the days and times that He would meet with His people. His ‘appointed times’ are determined by the sun, moon, and stars. Days are rendered sunset to sunset. Months are approximately 28 days based on a lunar cycle. Years are determined by the movement of constellations in the heavens. All Feasts of the LORD begin at sunset on the day listed and last 24 hours unless they are a week-long celebration.
The calendar of Adonai has a weekly “appointed time” called the Sabbath that falls on the seventh day of each week. The monthly “appointed time” is the New Moon begins each new month. The yearly “appointed times” begin in the first month in the spring with Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of First Fruits, and Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost). They conclude in the fall with the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles. Many other less important have grown out of the Torah like the new year for trees and the 9th of Av when the Jewish faced horrific events during their history. The Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) and Purim (Feast of Esther) are the two more well-known celebrations that come from not only Scripture, but also Jewish history.
We have chosen to use the Jewish calendar because it lists the days and times Jews around the world celebrate them. As followers of Yeshua of Nazareth from the nations, staying as much in unity with his people, will fulfill the call to make them envious for their Messiah (Romans 11).
Each “appointed” Feast of the LORD represents Yeshua’s past, present, and future work as Savior and King. Each reveals Adonai’s redemption plan to the world through His Deliverer. Yeshua taught through his ‘banquet’ parables that everyone is invited to these Feasts; however, each individual must choose accept the invitation to enter the Kingdom.
Weekly and Monthly Appointed Times
Sabbath – Weekly “appointed time” – Sunset Friday to sunset Saturday.
Sabbath is a memorial to creation, a sign of the covenant between G-d and His people, and a vision for the hope of the coming Kingdom.
New Moon Festival (Rosh Chodesh) – Begins at the conjunction of the new (dark moon). Passover and Sukkot fall on a full moon as they are both the 14-15 day of their respective months.
Spring Festivals
Yeshua fulfilled these festivals as the Messiah ben Joseph, the suffering servant of Isaiah 53.
Passover (Pesach) – Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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Unleavened Bread (Matzah) – Thursday, April 2 – 9, 2026
Feast of First Fruits (Ha Bikkurim, Resurrection) – Sunday, April 5, 2026 –– According to Leviticus 23:9, there must be a weekly Sabbath before Firstfruits, not just high holy ‘sabbath’ like Passover or Unleavened Bread.
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Counting the Omer – Counting the 50 days between the Feast of Firstfruits and the Feast of Weeks. These are the 50 days between the resurrection of Yeshua and the pouring out of the Spirit of G-d, beginning the ‘new covenant’ of Jeremiah 31:31.
Lag B’Omer – Ten days before the Feast of Weeks or Shavuot – Tuesday, May 5, 2026. On this day, Yeshua ascended into the heavenly realm promising his return.
Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost) – Sunday, May 24, 2026, based on the Feast of Firstfruits.
Fall Festivals
Yeshua will fulfill these festivals as Messiah ben David, the King of Kings.
Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) – Friday, September 11, 2026
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) – Sunday, September 20, 2026
Feast of Tabernacles – (Sukkot) – Friday, September 5-October 2, 2026
Yeshua’s Birth – According to Biblical chronology, Friday, September 5, 2026
Shimini Atzeret – Eighth Day, Friday, October 2, 2026
Simchat Torah – Saturday, October 3, 2026
Other Biblical Celebrations found in Scripture
Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) – Friday, December 4-12, 2026
Purim – Monday, March 2 – March 3, 2026
Tisha b’Av (9th of Av) – July 22, 2026
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) – January 27, 2026
Holocaust Remembrance Day memorializes the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. This day honors the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and promotes education about the atrocities committed during that time.
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