The Uniqueness of Shavuot
Fifty Days after Passover… Of the three major pilgrim festivals, Shavuot is unique. We read regarding this festival in Leviticus 23:15-17, “You shall also count for yourselves from the day
Learn moreFifty Days after Passover… Of the three major pilgrim festivals, Shavuot is unique. We read regarding this festival in Leviticus 23:15-17, “You shall also count for yourselves from the day
Learn moreOf the three major festivals requiring pilgrimage to Jerusalem – Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot – Shavuot (or Pentecost, (June 4-6) is unique. Shavuot in Hebrew means “weeks.” Why would the
Learn moreTraditionally, both Jews and Christians have thought of Shavuot as a “birthday”. For the traditional Jewish community, this feast was first celebrated around the time when God gave Israel the
Learn moreBy Sam Nadler You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall
Learn moreBy Sam Nadler Of all the three major pilgrim festivals, Shavuot (Pentecost) is unique. The word “Shavuot” actually means “Weeks.” Why is it called this? It is not because the
Learn moreBy Sam Nadler Pentecost means “fiftieth (day)”, a word used to translate the Hebrew Shavuot. This holiday had to come to its fulfillment fifty days after Messiah’s resurrection. For the
Learn moreBy Sam Nadler Fifty days after the Sabbath following Passover comes the feast of Shavuot or Pentecost, which means “fifty.” Pentecost is an early harvest feast, one of the
Learn moreAs many of you are aware, Word of Messiah has been assisting in the planting of a Messianic Congregation in Roanoke, VA. Hope of Israel Messianic Fellowship (HOI Roanoke), is
Learn moreYou shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths.
Learn moreMany of our readers are somewhat familiar with my book, Messiah in the Feasts of Israel. The Feasts of Israel are not merely “Jewish holidays,” and not only Biblical feasts
Learn moreMessianic congregations are meant to testify to the Jewish community that Yeshua is the Jewish Messiah. Thus, people find it curious that Messianic congregations tend to be composed of both
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