Why the Zadok Priestly Calendar?

If you are keeping the Lunisolar Hebrew calendar in which each month starts with a new moon and a 13^th month is sometimes added, I applaud your desire and commitment.  I have kept and promoted this calendar for nearly 20 years.

In 2024, I faced confusion with the calendar.  Some believers and congregations added a 13^th month to accommodate the ripening of the barley in Israel, some did not. 

That put Messianic congregations a month apart in their feast observances.  Also, the actual sighting of the first sliver of the new moon (which determines when a new month starts) did not line up with what was calculated on the calendar I was using, which further threw off the dates of the feasts and rosh chodesh (head of the month) observances.

So, I redoubled my efforts. (more…)

January 12, 2025 | Categories: Fall Feasts, Feasts, Feasts in General, Hebrew calendar, Holy Days, Mo'edim, Rosh Hodesh, Spring Feasts | Tags: Dead Sea Scrolls, Genesis 1:14, Numbers 10:10, Zadok, Zadok Priestly Calendar | 2 Comments