What Is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is also called the Feast of Dedication. Though not a commanded feast like Passover or Sukkot, John 10:22-23 tells us that Yeshua went to the Temple for the “Feast of Dedication,” also known as Hanukkah (in Hebrew, hanukkah means “the dedication”).

The account of the origin of Hanukkah can be found in the historical book of Maccabees (part of what is known as the Apocrypha – a historical collection of books that has been removed from most Bibles today).

The feast remembers when a Greek king named Antiochus Epiphanes invaded Jerusalem and banned anyone from reading the Holy Scriptures. He outlawed the worship of the God of Abraham (YeHoVaH) and desecrated the Temple.

Despite much less manpower, a Israelite man named Judah led an army to victory over Antiochus and reclaimed the Temple. Then, over eight days, they rededicated the Temple to the Almighty. In remembrance, they instituted the feast of Hanukkah.

What Does It Mean?
The point of Hanukkah is to celebrate the power of the Almighty’s people over those who want to destroy our faith.

It is an expression of the fact that the Almighty will not be outlawed and his Word will not be subverted. It is a reminder to dedicate ourselves to him, to remain faithful, and to stand strong for him.

This feast is a beautiful reminder that as faithful servants, we can come together and do amazing things. We are strong because our strength comes from the LORD. Hanukkah is a feast for all of the Almighty’s faithful!

Biblical Feast Dates
This page contains the dates for the Feasts of the LORD based on the Biblical Hebrew Calendar (Creator’s calendar), a calendar that, like the biblical feast days, is different than what the rest of the world observes.

As such, the Biblical Hebrew Calendar (Creator’s calendar) gives us the true, biblical answer to the question, “When are the Biblical Holy Days?”

Through careful study and reinstated practice of ancient time keeping, along with the help of modern technology from the likes of NASA, the Biblical Hebrew Calendar (not ancient jewish calendar) has emerged as the most accurate calendar for observing time and the Feasts of the LORD in the way that the Almighty originally intended in the Garden of Eden.

Take note of the dates of this year’s biblical feasts on this page, according to your regular calendar, then compare against the Creator’s calendar to see how these wonderful events tie into the profound simplicity of the Almighty’s perfect timing.

The date of the following events will depend on the new moon sighting at the beginning of the month.

o Purim (non-commanded biblical festival) – sundown March 12, 2017 to sundown March 13, 2017

o Passover (the day Messiah was crucified on the afternoon of Nisan 14) – sundown April 11 to sundown April 12, 2017

o Feast of Unleavened Bread (first day – High Sabbath) – sundown April 12 to sundown April 13, 2017

o Feast of Unleavened Bread (seventh day – High Sabbath) – sundown April 18 to sundown April 19, 2017

o Day of First Fruits (when Messiah presented the “first fruits” to the Almighty) – sundown April 15 to sundown April 16, 2017

o Shavuot (when Messiah baptized his disciples with fire [Pentecost]) – sundown June 3 to sundown June 4, 2017

o Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) – sundown October 2 to sundown October 3, 2016

o Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) – sundown October 11 to sundown October 12, 2016

o Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) – (first day) sundown October 16 to sundown October 17, 2016

o Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) – (eighth day) sundown October 23 to sundown October 24, 2016

o Hanukkah (non-commanded biblical festival) – starts sundown December 24 to sundown December 25, 2016; ends sundown January 1, 2017

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