Do Messianic Jews celebrate the Jewish holidays?
Most Messianics celebrate the festivals which God ordained in Torah and some traditional holidays, as well: Passover, Shavuot, Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim. The holy days which God instructed us to keep were to be kept forever. (See Lev. 23:21, 31, 41 and Ex. 12:14). The New Covenant shows us that Yeshua, Rabbi Sha’ul (Paul) and others kept these special days, as well. Messianics celebrate these days as Believers in Yeshua. We believe that each sacred day speaks of and is fulfilled by Messiah Yeshua, (i.e. He is our covering/atonement at Yom Kippur and our sacrificed Lamb at Passover.) We follow these days as a celebration of God’s plan as exhibited throughout the whole of scriptures.
