Mo’edim and Holidays | List of Mo’edim and Biblical Holidays Observed at BY Initiative

Shalom Bnei Yisrael! The following is the list of the moe’dim, and other biblical holidays, remembered and observed at BY Initiative. The dates referenced for the moe’dim and biblical holidays are according to the Hebrew calendar:

Mo’ed | HolidayDescription and Date Observed
ShabbatThe weekly Sabbath. The seventh and last day of the seven-day week.
Rosh ChodeshHead of the Month. The sighting of the new moon in Yerushalayim | Jerusalem, indicating a new month on the Hebrew calendar.
KesehFull moon. Acknowledgement of and blessing The Almighty for the full moon.
Rosh Chodesh AbibThe new moon of Abib, the first day of the ecclesiastical new year for Bnei Yisrael.
Abib 1
PesachPassover. The anniversary of final plague against Egypt causing the emancipation of the Bnei Yisrael. The anniversary of the death of Yeshua the Messiah. Preparation day for Passover meal and Chag HaMatzot, Festival of Unleavened Bread.
Abib 14
Chag HaMatzotFestival of Unleavened Bread. The anniversary of the Exodus from Egypt and the final deliverance through crossing at the Sea of Suf.
Abib 15-21
Yom Ha BikkurimDay of First Fruits. First day of the counting of the omer, the waving of the first fruit of the barley harvest.
Abib 16
Sefirat HaOmerCounting of the Omer. The counting of the 49 days from Yom HaBikurrim to the eve of the Chag HaKatzir, Festival of the Harvest.
Abib 16-Mattan 5
Resurrection DayAnniversary of the Resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah from the dead.
Abib 17 | Day 2 of the Omer
Chag HaKatzirFestival of the Harvest a/k/a Shavu’ot, observed on the 50th day of the Omer, usually the 6th day of the Third Month.
Mattan 6
Tsom HaRevi’iFast of the Fourth Month observed on the 17th day of the Fourth Month, commemorating the breaching of the walls of Yerushalayim by the Babylonian Army.
Zabah 17
Tsom HaChamishiFast of the Fifth Month observed on the 9th day of the Fifth Month, commemorating the destruction of the Holy Temple in Yerushalayim.
Karar 9
Yom TeruahDay of Blasts, Shouting. The anniversary of The Almighty‘s completion of the Creation.
Ethanim 1
Tsom HaShevi’iFast of the Seventh Month, Tsom Gedaliah. The fast instituted by the House of Yehudah to commemorate the death of Gedaliah, the righteous governor of Yehud, and last governor before the Babylonian Exile.
Ethanim 3
Yom HaKippurimDay of Atonements. The day of national atonement for Nation of Yisrael. The year number increments by 1.
Ethanim 10
Chag HaAsifFestival of the Ingathering a/k/a Chag HaSukkot.
Ethanim 15-21
Shemini AtzeretEighth Day of Assembly observed on the 22nd day of the Seventh Month.
Ethanim 22
ChanukahFestival of Dedication, observed from the 25th day of the Ninth Month to the 2nd or 3rd day of the Tenth Month.
Marpa’im 25-Pagrim 2 or 3
Tsom HaAsiriFast of the Tenth Month observed on the 10th day of the Tenth Month.
Pagrim 10
Mo’edim and Holidays observed by Bnei Yisrael Initiative

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