how do you celebrate?

[Mary_Magdalene]

How do you celebrate the feasts in your home? what are your "traditions"?

thanks.

:wave:

[Henaynei]

As many of us are not accepted into the Jewish community and many of us have no Jewish or Messianic Jewish community near us in which to participate. Most MJs have developed personal traditions based on what we have studied and learned from both the scriptures and from resources on Jewish observance available on the web and bookstores and libraries.

Was there a specific holy day that has piqued your interest?

[simchat_torah]

I agree with Henaynei in that the question is rather broad. If you wanted to know about a specific feast, I'm sure your responses would be a lot more thorough.

shalom!
yafet

[Mary_Magdalene]

well, any one of them really. i was just trying to get an idea of what you would do at each of the feasts. kinda like if someone asked me how i celebrate thanksgiving....

[Henaynei]

Well, Thanksgiving celebreation has some similarities to the Fall Jewish Festival of Sukkot/Tabernacles.

Both are fall harvest festivals in which the bounty and provision of G-d are central.

Sukkot is an 8 day festival that follows Yom Kippur. There are numerous themes that recurr in this festival incl: harvest, marriage, Torah, thanksgiving, and this is also when Yeshua was born - He came and dwelt (tabernacled) with us.

Temporary shelters (called a Sukkah, plural: Sukkot) are built in your yard - within traditional guidelines, this includes the fun of decorating them themed to the festival - and many beautiful lights are often used in rememberance to the fact that this festival was also known as the Festival of Lights in Temple times.

According to scripture we are to live in these shelters for 8 days. If you live in inclement circumstances that would make such odious or dangerous to your health, you are encouraged to take at least 1 meal a day in the shelter. We also usually have at least one evening where we invite friends to come and party with us - with turkey, chicken, pies, corn, and other fall foods. Some people also incorporate activities that display a rememberance of Yeshua's birth.

During this time one also uses the lulav and etrog - representive of the 4 species we are admonished by scripture to use. There is much to learn about Sukkot.

There are numerous books and online resources that making learning fun and fruitful.

[Plan 9]

arrhh, matey. Yet another festival I have no clue how to go about celebrating. *bangs head on table*

[Henaynei]

arrhh, matey. Yet another festival I have no clue how to go about celebrating. *bangs head on table*
{whole offering Plan9 some Excedrin} LOL, I did not know you were into head-banging!! ;)

[Plan 9]

Thank you, Henny. Perhaps virtual aspirin will prove more effective that its material counterpart? ;)

[Mary_Magdalene]

thanks Henaynei. I am a Christian but have been wondering about the feasts (after studing the OT).

I am thinking about celebrating them vs. the "traditional man made" holidays (Christmas, Easter, etc.)

:)

[debi b]

Ahhh now we are getting somewhere. You may be interested in a little book called "God's Appointed Times" by Barney Kasdan. It is by no means exhaustive, but perhaps a place to start.

Beginning with the Sabbath, the first holy day revealed in Scripture, he writes about Passover, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, The Feast of Tabernacles, Hanukkah-the Festival of Dedication, and Purim, the special day given in the time of Queen Esther.
Each chapter offers historical background, traditional Jewish observance, relevance to the New Testament, prophetic significance, and a practical guide for believers, including recipes, songs, and crafts.

It is written by a Messianic Jew, a Jew who trusts Yeshua. He teaches about the major and minor holy days, ever mindful that he is writing to both Jews and Christians.

[Mary_Magdalene]

Thanks Debi!! :wave:

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[BarbB]

We use a piece of Passover matso for the afikkoman which is wrapped in a napkin (shroud) and hidden for children to find. The matso itself is pierced and striped in the baking - resembling our L-rd's body when it was buried! It is a game that certainly is a type and shadow of Yeshua's resurrection.

We did set a place for Elijah this year but I'm new to the Passover - someone else can answer it better than myself. :wave:

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