Why and how did the Israelites celebrate each Feast of YHVH.

1. Pesach (Passover):

   • Purpose: Commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.

   • Celebration: Families select a lamb, observe it for defects, and sacrifice it. They apply its blood to doorposts and eat unleavened bread.

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

   • Purpose: Reminds of the haste in leaving Egypt.

   • Celebration: For seven days, no leavened bread is consumed. Homes are cleaned of yeast.

3. Feast of First Fruits:

   • Purpose: Acknowledges the harvest.

   • Celebration: The first sheaf of the harvest is brought to the priest, who waves it before YHVH.

4. Shavuot (Pentecost):

   • Purpose: Celebrates the giving of the Torah.

   • Celebration: Two loaves of bread are offered, along with animal sacrifices.

5. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Te’Ruah):

   • Purpose: Marks the new year and calls for repentance.

   • Celebration: Shofars are blown, and a day of rest is observed.

6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur):

   • Purpose: Day of repentance and atonement for sins.

   • Celebration: Fasting and prayer, with the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies.

7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot):

   • Purpose: Commemorates the Israelites' wilderness journey.

   • Celebration: Living in temporary shelters (sukkot) for seven days, offering sacrifices, and rejoicing.