As you and your family participate in these rich celebrations that were important to Jesus, you will come to understand their significance for Christians and discover the powerful spiritual truths they offer us today. Easy-to-follow instructions and detailed lists of materials are included for each observance.

Re-create the seven celebrations in your church or home:

• The Sabbath
• The Passover
• The Feast of First Fruits
• The Feast of Pentecost
• The Feast of Trumpets
• The Day of Atonement
• The Feast of Tabernacles

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Sabbath: A Weekend Celebration for the Family

Chapter 2: Passover: In Order That You Should Remember

Chapter 3: The Omer: An "In Between" Time

Chapter 4: Shavuoth: Fifty Days Counted, Now Celebrate!

Chapter 5: Rosh Hashanah: A Day of Blowing

Chapter 6: Yom Kippur: A Day of Returning

Chapter 7: Sukkoth: A Family Fort Festival

A Last Word

Special Helps

Appendix: Bible Reading Plan

Endorsements

Why should we Jews have all the fun? This book shows Christians how to incorporate the joy, wisdom and human interrelating of biblical celebrations into their family and communal life. I say 'family and communal life' rather than just 'life' because this book, unlike much of Western Christianity, does not emphasize primarily the individual. Martha Zimmerman has absorbed the Jewish - and biblical - emphasis on community and family, and she teaches it to all who will read her engaging book. By celebrating these festivals Christians will not be 'Judaizing' themselves but enriching their lives and enhancing their experience of the Lord. So join with the Lord, join with the Jewish people, and join in the fun.

David Stern, Ph.D., Translator, Jewish New Testament and the Complete Jewish Bible

About the Author

Martha Zimmerman and her husband passed their love for the Old Testament feasts on to their three now adult children. Martha is a frequent speaker at churches and conferences as well as a guest on radio talk shows throughout North America. She and her husband make their home in Washington.