Given
that Jewish beliefs and tradition revolve around the verses of
Yeshua, Messianic Jewish Christian follow strict rules laid by
Yeshua for holidays. Holidays hold a very prestigious pedestal in
Jewish religion. Each holiday is celebrated with rules that speak
tons on culture and tradition. Alongside a deep study on Jewish
Christian and Gentile Christian and that of Holy Bible’s
actual origin, MJBI.org pay special attention in imparting the right
message behind each Jewish holiday which are otherwise termed as
‘God’s own appointed holidays’.
The
Jewish holidays Sukkot starts with the first holiday that
occurs ones in a week. It is termed as Shabbat Shalom that refers to
taking a break from daily grind and rest in peace in the name of God.
Next is Hannukah, which means ‘festival of lights’. The holiday
is celebrated for 8 consecutive days where a candle or lamp is
lighted with eight different branches called ‘shamash’. This
festival is celebrated to remind the dedication of Temples of
Jerusalem. Having said that each festival conveys a special message,
the next holiday Rosh Hashanah is celebrated to cleanse each soul
from past sins. Otherwise known as Yom Hadin or ‘day of judgment’,
this holiday is celebrated for two days where families get together
for meal. Honey comprises the special item in the menu which
signifies sweetness of the New Year. It is believed that God sits for
a judgment on this day measuring both good and bad deeds of every
individual.
The
holiday that follow is the ‘feast of trumpets and the new Covenant’
where every individual wants his.her name to be inscribed in good
book of life. Keeping in mind that Yeshua himself became victim to
sin, we shall turn away from sin and have faith in Yeshua so that our
names will be inscribed in good books failing which we will be
punished by the Lord during the judgement day. The ten days of
repentance include Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and some more days in
between which are celebrated by asking for forgiveness from people
whom we have wronged or have hurt. It is believed that by doing so,
our sins will be cleansed we shall be freed of any punishment.
Last
among the Jewish holidays Sukkot is Yom Kippur. It is the
fasting day. Jewish people on this day wear white clothes and visit
synagogue. People visit each other’s house to apologize for past
bad deeds against them. This is considered to be the holiest of all
holidays which is observed from sunset till sunrise. A ritual bath
called mikvah is taken and some people even put several cuts on their
body to draw blood symbolizing the flow out of sins that had dwelled
in their blood for long.
