The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šāloš rəġālim, or חַגִּים, ḥaġim), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles', 'tents' or 'booths')—when all Israelites who were able were expected to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem as commanded by the Torah. In Jerusalem, they would participate in festivities and ritual worship in conjunction with the services of the kohanim (priests) at the Temple.
All three coincide with important harvest times in the Land of Israel: Passover with the barley harvest, Shavuot with the harvesting of the wheat, and the eighth day of Sukkot marks the conclusion of the fruit harvest.
After the destruction of the Second Temple and until the building of the Third Temple, the actual pilgrimages are no longer obligatory upon Jews, and no longer take place on a national scale. During synagogue services, the related passages describing the holiday being observed are read aloud from a Torah scroll on the bimah (platform) used at the center of the synagogue services. During the Jewish holidays in the state of Israel, many observant Jews living in or near Jerusalem make an effort to attend prayer services at the Western Wall, emulating the ancient pilgrimages in some small fashion.
Offering of the first fruits, illustration from a Bible card
Book of Exodus (emphasis added): "Offer a sacrifice to Me three times each year. Keep the festival of matzos [unleavened bread] ... the reaping festival [i.e., Shavuot] ... the harvest festival [i.e., Sukkot].... Three times each year, every male among you must appear before God the Lord...." (Exodus 23:14–17) [1] and "Keep the Festival of Matzahs [i.e., Passover].... Keep the Festival of Shavuot through the first fruits of your wheat harvest. Also keep the harvest festival [i.e., Sukkot] soon after the year changes. Three times each year, all your males shall thus present themselves before God the Master, Lord of Israel." (Exodus 34:18-23) [2]
Book of Deuteronomy: "Safeguard the month of standing grain so that you will be able to keep the Passover to God your Lord, since it was in the month of standing grain that God your Lord brought you out of Egypt at night.... Then count seven weeks for yourself. From the time that you first put the sickle to the standing grain, you must count seven weeks. You shall then celebrate the festival of Shavuot to God your Lord, presenting a hand-delivered offering according to the extent of the blessing that God your Lord has granted you.... When you bring in the products of your threshing floor and wine vat, you shall celebrate the festival of Sukkot for seven days.... Three times each year, all your males shall thus be seen in the presence of God your Lord in the place that He will choose: on the festival of matzahs, on the festival of Shavuot, and on the festival of Sukkot. You shall not appear before God empty-handed." (Deuteronomy 16:1, 9-10, 13, 16-17) [3]
Other biblical referencesedit
In his vision of a restored Jerusalem, the prophet Isaiah refers to Zion as "the city of our appointed feasts,"[4]. Zechariah foretells a messianic era when all nations will come to Jerusalem for the feast of Sukkot.[5][6] The Song of Ascents or pilgrim psalms (Psalms 120-134) are associated with the pilgrims' journey to Jerusalem.[7]
^"Sukkot the festival of future redemption for jews and gentiles".
^Hossfeld, Frank-Lothar; Zenger, Erich (2011). Psalms 3: A Commentary on Psalms 101-150. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. pp. 293–294. ISBN978-0800607623.
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three, pilgrimage, festivals, shalosh, regalim, hebrew, שלוש, רגלים, romanized, šāloš, rəġālim, ים, ḥaġim, three, major, festivals, judaism, spring, passover, days, later, shavuot, literally, weeks, pentecost, from, greek, autumn, sukkot, tabernacles, tents, b. The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Shalosh Regalim Hebrew שלוש רגלים romanized salos reġalim or ח ג ים ḥaġim are three major festivals in Judaism two in spring Passover 49 days later Shavuot literally weeks or Pentecost from the Greek and in autumn Sukkot tabernacles tents or booths when all Israelites who were able were expected to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem as commanded by the Torah In Jerusalem they would participate in festivities and ritual worship in conjunction with the services of the kohanim priests at the Temple All three coincide with important harvest times in the Land of Israel Passover with the barley harvest Shavuot with the harvesting of the wheat and the eighth day of Sukkot marks the conclusion of the fruit harvest After the destruction of the Second Temple and until the building of the Third Temple the actual pilgrimages are no longer obligatory upon Jews and no longer take place on a national scale During synagogue services the related passages describing the holiday being observed are read aloud from a Torah scroll on the bimah platform used at the center of the synagogue services During the Jewish holidays in the state of Israel many observant Jews living in or near Jerusalem make an effort to attend prayer services at the Western Wall emulating the ancient pilgrimages in some small fashion Samaritans make pilgrimages to Mount Gerizim three times a year to this day Contents 1 Sources in the Hebrew Bible 2 Other biblical references 3 See also 4 ReferencesSources in the Hebrew Bible edit nbsp Offering of the first fruits illustration from a Bible cardBook of Exodus emphasis added Offer a sacrifice to Me three times each year Keep the festival of matzos unleavened bread the reaping festival i e Shavuot the harvest festival i e Sukkot Three times each year every male among you must appear before God the Lord Exodus 23 14 17 1 and Keep the Festival of Matzahs i e Passover Keep the Festival of Shavuot through the first fruits of your wheat harvest Also keep the harvest festival i e Sukkot soon after the year changes Three times each year all your males shall thus present themselves before God the Master Lord of Israel Exodus 34 18 23 2 Book of Deuteronomy Safeguard the month of standing grain so that you will be able to keep the Passover to God your Lord since it was in the month of standing grain that God your Lord brought you out of Egypt at night Then count seven weeks for yourself From the time that you first put the sickle to the standing grain you must count seven weeks You shall then celebrate the festival of Shavuot to God your Lord presenting a hand delivered offering according to the extent of the blessing that God your Lord has granted you When you bring in the products of your threshing floor and wine vat you shall celebrate the festival of Sukkot for seven days Three times each year all your males shall thus be seen in the presence of God your Lord in the place that He will choose on the festival of matzahs on the festival of Shavuot and on the festival of Sukkot You shall not appear before God empty handed Deuteronomy 16 1 9 10 13 16 17 3 Other biblical references editIn his vision of a restored Jerusalem the prophet Isaiah refers to Zion as the city of our appointed feasts 4 Zechariah foretells a messianic era when all nations will come to Jerusalem for the feast of Sukkot 5 6 The Song of Ascents or pilgrim psalms Psalms 120 134 are associated with the pilgrims journey to Jerusalem 7 See also editJewish holidaysReferences edit Exodus 23 Archived from the original on 2005 04 04 Retrieved 2005 03 29 Exodus 34 Archived from the original on 2005 03 09 Retrieved 2005 03 29 Deuteronomy 16 Isaiah 33 20 Zechariah 14 Sukkot the festival of future redemption for jews and gentiles Hossfeld Frank Lothar Zenger Erich 2011 Psalms 3 A Commentary on Psalms 101 150 Minneapolis Fortress Press pp 293 294 ISBN 978 0800607623 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Three Pilgrimage Festivals amp oldid 1180670032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
