When do we Meet?
Service Times for Shabbat and Feast Days
Beth Yeshua – Macon, Georgia
We meet every Shabbat (Saturday) at 10:10AM:
Beth Yeshua International
5970 Price Road, Macon, GA 31220
On Feast Days our service starts at 10 AM. All services are Live Streamed on Vimeo-Livestream. Feast Day Services that fall on Shabbat start at 10:10 AM.
The Feasts of The LORD
God’s Appointed Times
The Mo’edim – Appointed Times
An Interactive Calendar
Beth Yeshua International ties you to the roots of your faith – our common faith in the Almighty God and Creator of all things binds us together- Jew and Gentile. As it is written… “In the beginning God…” ( בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים). Every time we celebrate Shabbat, or come together for the Feast Days, we are proclaiming to the world “This God, this Creator, is our GOD.”
The Moedim (moe-eh-DEEM), are incorrectly called, “Jewish holidays”. According to Leviticus 23, God refers to them as “The designated (appointed) times of ADONAI…”, and He commanded His People as well as foreigners who wished to join themselves with the people of Israel, to observe these holy convocations throughout all their generations. We refer to them as feast days. These include: The weekly Shabbat (7th Day Sabbath); Pesach (Passover, which include Matzah-Unleavened Bread, and Yom Habikkurim-First Fruits); Shavuot (Pentecost); Yom Teruah (Trumpets); Yom Kippur (Atonement); Sukkot (Tabernacles), and The 8th Day of Assembly (Shemini Atzeret).
Every year, God placed appointments on His calendar when He told His children to meet with Him. Why do you think that was? While many things come to mind, and centuries of teaching & preaching expound – perhaps it is as simple as 5 words? Those 5 words are: Revere, Rehearse, Remember, Relate, Reveal. Notice how they are all verbs? It’s certainly something to Ruminate on!
Passover (Pesach)
Passover week begins on the evening of 15 Nissan.
January 1st
This is the 1st day of the New Year on the Gregorian Calendar.
1st of Nissan - (Rosh Chodashim) - Biblical NewYear
1 Nissan is first month of the Hebrew Calendar and the start of the month of the Exodus from Egypt, and the beginning of Jewish national history. (See: Exodus 12:2)
It is also the first month used for counting the festivals (mo'edim) of the Hebrew Calendar and for reckoning the years of reign of the Kings of Israel.
Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot)
Concurrent with Passover is Chag HaMatzot, or the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when no chametz may be eaten or possessed for a full seven days.
Unleavened Bread will begin in the evening of 22 Nissan and continues for 7 days.
Festival of Firstfruits - Yom HaBikkurim (יוֹן הַבִּכּוּרִים)
The day following the first day of Unleavened Bread is called "the Day of Firstfruits." In ancient times, on this day a sheaf (omer) of barley (the first grain crop to ripen) was waved before the LORD.
Counting of the Omer
The "Counting the Omer" (סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר) begins on the day following the Sabbath of Passover week and continues 49 days until Erev Shavuot (The evening before Pentecost- the 50th Day)
Shavuot - (Feast of Weeks) Pentecost
Shavuot remembers the giving of the Torah exactly seven weeks after the Exodus. And for Believers in Messiah Yeshua, just as Jeremiah prophesied (Jeremiah 31:33), the very Torah of God is written in Believer's minds and hearts by the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit). This prophesy was fulfilled on Shavuot almost 2000 years ago (Acts 2:1–4)
Rosh HaShana - Head of The Year
This is the 1st day of the Jewish New Year - on the Jewish Civil Calendar.
Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah)
Yom Teruah always falls on the 1st of Tishrei. Leviticus 23:24 refers to this day as "A Memorial of Blowing [of Trumpets]". And in Numbers 29:1 it is called "Yom Teruah" (Day of Blowing). It is on the same day as Rosh Hashana, and signals the beginning of the Fall Feasts.
Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur falls on the 10th of Tishrei. Yom Kippur is known as "The Day of Atonement", and is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. For believers in Yeshua, the scapegoat is a picture of the Messiah, who was sent “as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 4:10).
Sukkot - Feast of Tabernacles
The last of the Fall Feasts is called Sukkot (סֻכּוֹת) or the "Feast of Tabernacles." Sukkot is observed from the 15th to the 22nd of Tishri. During this time many Jewish and Messianic families construct a sukkah (סֻכָּה), a small hastily built hut (or booth) in which meals are eaten throughout the festival.
Shemini Atzeret - Eighth Day of Assembly
Eighth Day of Assembly (Shemini Atzeret) is a holiday in its own right. Shemini Atzeret literally means "the assembly of the eighth (day)." This feast is explained this way: our Creator is like a host, who invites us as visitors for a limited time, but when the time comes for us to leave, He has enjoyed himself so much that He asks us to stay another day
God’s calendar is cyclical. So, we are presenting it as a circle – showing the Hebrew names for the yearly cycle of seasons and feasts.
Hovering your mouse over any of the icons on the calendar wheel will reveal dates for this year, and basic information on the “Times”.
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Service schedule
Service times at Beth Yeshua Macon
Feast Days
Hint: CLICK on the + / – icon to the right of each Feast heading to SHOW / HIDE the relevant information for each FEAST of the LORD.
Pesach/Unleavened Bread (Passover)
Service Date/Time: Thursday, 6 April, 2023 @ 10:00 AM (EDT)
Hebrew Calendar Date: 15 Nissan, 5783
Scripture References:
- OT: Ex 12:1-20, 39; 23:15-18; Lev 23:5-14; Num 28:16-25; Deut 16:3;
- NT: Luke 22:1,7; Acts 20:6; I Co 5:7-8; 15:20-23; Heb 11:28
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Pesach/Unleavened Bread - 7th Day (Passover)
Service Date/Time: Thursday, 13 April, 2023 @ 10:00 AM (EDT)
Hebrew Calendar Date: 22 Nissan, 5783
Scripture References:
- OT: Ex 12:1-20, 39; 23:15-18; Lev 23:5-14; Num 28:16-25; Deut 16:3;
- NT: Luke 22:1,7; Acts 20:6; I Co 5:7-8; 15:20-23; Heb 11:28
Shavuot (Pentecost)
Service Date/Time: Friday, 26 May, 2023 @ 10:00 AM (EDT)
Hebrew Calendar Date: 6 Sivan, 5783
Scripture References:
- OT: Lev 23:15-21;
- NT: Acts 2:1
Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets)
Service Date/Time: Saturday, 16 September, 2023 @ 10:10 AM (EDT)
Hebrew Calendar Date: 1 Tishrei, 5784
Scripture References: Lev 23:23-25; Num 29:1; Neh 8:1-12
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Service Date/Time: Monday, 25 September, 2023 @ 10:00 AM (EDT)
Hebrew Calendar Date: 10 Tishrei, 5784
Scripture References:
- OT: Lev 16:29-34; 23:26-32; Num 29:7;
- NT: Heb 9:11-14, 22-24; 10:1-25
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
Service Date/Time: Saturday, 30 September, 2023 @ 10:10 AM (EDT)
Hebrew Calendar Date: 15 Tishrei, 5784
Scripture References:
- OT: Lev 23:33-44; Num 29:12; Deut 16:13-15; Zech 14:16-19
- NT: John 7:2
Shemini Atzeret (8th Day of Assembly)
Service Date/Time: Saturday, 7 October, 2023 @ 10:10 AM (EDT)
Hebrew Calendar Date: 22 Tishrei, 5784
Scripture References:
- OT: Leviticus 23:36, 39
Video Teaching
The Feasts of the LORD
A Collection of recent Teachings on The Feasts of the LORD from Rabbi Greg Hershberg.
The SpringFeasts
Join Rabbi Greg Hershberg as he teaches on Passover.
Recorded Live on Apr 9, 2020 – Passover Service @ Beth Yeshua International – Macon, Georgia.
The Spring Feasts
Join Rabbi Greg as he teaches on The Feast of Unleavened Bread
Recorded live on April 16, 2020 during Covid-19 lockdown @ Beth Yeshua International – Macon Georgia.
The Spring Feasts
Follow along with Rabbi Greg Hershberg as he teaches on Shavuot (Pentecost).
Recorded live @t Beth Yeshua International – Macon Georgia on May 29, 2020.
The Autumn Feasts
Join Rabbi Greg and the Congregation of Beth Yeshua International as they celebrate the Feast of Trumpets – also known as Yom Teruah & Rosh HaShanah (Head of the Year).
Recorded live on Sep 19, 2020 @ Beth Yeshua International – Macon Georgia.
The Autumn Feasts
On this most solemn day of the Levitical Feasts, join Beth Yeshua International as Rabbi Greg teaches on Yom Kippur 2020.
Recorded Live @ BYI in Macon Georgia on the 28th of September, 2020.
The Autumn Feasts
Let’s Celebrate! Follow along with Congregation Beth Yeshua Internation as Rabbi Greg teaches on Sukkot – Also known as The Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths).
Recorded Live @ Beth Yeshua International – Macon, Georgia on the 3rd of October, 2020.
The Autumn Feasts
Stay a little bit longer and celebrate with the Mishpocha as Rabbi Greg teaches on the 8th Day Feast.
Recorded Live @ Beth Yeshua International – Macon, Georgia on the 10th of October, 2020.
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