Biblical Feasts
The Appointed Times of Yah
Passover
April 3, 2026
פֶּסַח — Pesach (Passover). The name is associated with Yehovah passing over or sparing the Israelite households marked by the blood of the lamb during the judgment upon Egypt (Exodus 12:12-13, 23, 27).
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Sundown March 23 to sundown March 24, 2027 – OR – Sundown April 22 to sundown April 23, 2027
הַמַּצּוֹת — Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread). Chag means “feast” or “festival,” and matzot is the plural of matzah, unleavened bread. Yehovah commands this appointed time as a memorial of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 12:15-20; Exodus 13:3-10).
First Fruits
March 28, 2027 – OR – April 25, 2027
בִּכּוּרִים — Bikkurim (First Fruits), a term for the first produce brought to Yehovah. In Leviticus 23:9-14, the specific appointed offering is a sheaf (omer) of the first grain harvest, traditionally associated with the firstfruits of barley.
Shavuot
Sundown May 15 to sundown May 16, 2027 – OR – Sundown June 12 to sundown June 13, 2027
שָׁבוּעוֹת — Shavuot means “Weeks” (better known in Christian tradition as Pentecost, meaning “fifty” in Greek)
Yom Teruah
Sunset September 2 to sunset September 3, 2027 – OR – Sunset October 1 to sunset October 2, 2027
תְּרוּעָה — Yom Teruah means a day of sounding or shouting, often expressed as the Day of Trumpet Blasts. The Hebrew teruah describes a loud signal or alarm; the Torah calls it a memorial of sounding (Leviticus 23:24).
Yom Kippur
Sunset September 11 to sunset September 12, 2027 – OR – Sunset October 10 to sunset October 11, 2027
יוֹם הַכִּפֻּרִים — Yom HaKippurim means “Day of Atonements,” commonly called the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). The name emphasizes Yehovah’s provision for cleansing and reconciliation (Leviticus 16; Leviticus 23:27).
Sukkot
Sunset September 16 to sunset September 17, 2027 – OR – Sunset October 15 to sunset October 16, 2027
סֻכּוֹת — Sukkot means “Booths” or “Tabernacles,” referring to the temporary shelters in which Yehovah commanded Israel to dwell. Also called the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the agricultural year (Exodus 23:16).
Hanukkah
Sunset December 5 to sunset December 13, 2026
חֲנֻכָּה — Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah), meaning “dedication.” Also known as the Feast of Dedication or Festival of Lights.