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- Pesach

- Hag HaMatzot

- Yom HaBikkurim

- Shavuot

- Rosh HaShanah

- Yom Kippur

- Succot

Note:

In the Bible, days begin and end at sunset. The dates used in this prayer manual denote the day that begins that evening: eg. Day 1: Wednesday Sept 8 means that Rosh HaShanah begins at sunset on Thursday September 18th. Rabbinic dating will say Friday September 19th.

 

 

The Jewish Feasts

The Appointed Times of the Lord begin with the Sabbath (Lev 23:1-3), which is a weekly celebration, not a yearly one. There are 7 Feasts in the Lord’s annual calendar in Leviticus 23.

 

1. Passover
2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread
3. The First Fruits
4. The Feast of Weeks
5. The Feast of Trumpets
6. The Day of Atonement
7. The Feast of Tabernacles

 

The first 4 occur in the spring (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the last 3 in the autumn (fall).

 

The early festivals of:

Passover (Pessach Lev: 5)

Unleavened Bread (Lev: 6-8)

Pentecost (Shavuot Lev: 16-22)

were all fulfilled in the New Testament times.

 

 

 

Using the Prayer Focus

It is recommended that you keep a prayer diary for these 22 days. There is a feedback page, which we would love you to fill out and submit to us. We like to keep track of what the Lord has been showing the intercessors, to form an overview of what He is saying. We value your input for next year.

Resource articles

 

Haggadah download

Why Pray for  the Jewish People?

Feast Calendar

Introduction to the Feasts

High Holy Day Readings

Israel and the Nations

Map of Israel

Resources

Acknowledgements

Endoresements

Disclaimer

All articles in the Jewish Prayer Focus are used with the permission of the authors.  The views expressed are those of the writers and are not necessarily those of the organisers. We seek to recruit a wide range of writers – mainly Jewish. We are aware that people hold different interpretations of Scripture and trust that despite these differences, we can join together in prayer for the Jewish people.

 

Note:

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