The Jewish holidays are often celebrated on the occasion of events mentioned in the Old Testament – Tanach – or in Jewish history. God instructs the Jewish people to celebrate the biblical festivals as part of their worship life, but also as an educational tool to pass historical, philosophical and spiritual knowledge to the next generation.

“Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out… you shall keep this service in this month… You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ Exodus 13: 4-8 ESV

The biblical festivals thus have a message and serve as a reminder of central events and important principles in the relationship between God and man, and in interpersonal relationships.