Memorial Feast of the New Month / Festival Year Opening Spring Festival Season
The head of months ordained by Yahuah in Exodus 12:1-2, establishing the sacred festival calendar following the spring equinox.
1. Full Explanation & Theological Foundation
Scripture does not measure the spiritual year by civil traditions of mid-winter, but by the awakening of creation in the spring. In Exodus 12:1-2, while Israel was still in Egypt, Yahuah spoke to Moses and Aaron and reset their entire measurement of time: “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.” The month is Aviv (meaning “green ears of barley”). It represents spiritual renewal, divine deliverance, and the awakening of covenant life. Our present working calendar uses the sun to keep Passover within the Aviv/spring season and the first reasonably naked-eye-visible renewed crescent to begin the month. We do not require Month 1 Day 1 itself to fall after the equinox; the qualifying month is the one whose Passover falls within spring. Month 1 calls the assembly to spiritual inventory, consecration of the dwelling, and preparation of hearts for the approaching Passover.
2. A Celebration: How to Observe & Walk in this Day
1. **Spiritual Renewal & Prayer:** Take time as households and assemblies to dedicate the upcoming biblical year to Yahuah, seeking His guidance, wisdom, and protection. 2. **Sounding of the Shofar:** Numbers 10:10 commands the blowing of trumpets at the beginning of months over our offerings and prayers as a memorial before Elohim. 3. **Passover Preparation Countdown:** Day 1 marks the 14-day runway to Passover. Begin reviewing pantry supplies, planning the Passover memorial meal, and cleaning out physical and spiritual leaven. 4. **Consecration of the Family:** Gather for evening Scripture reading, blessing of children, and praise for the Father’s unfailing covenant promises. 5. **Hospitality & Fellowship:** Reach out to brethren, checking on needs across the assembly to ensure every family is supported for the spring festival season.
3. Inclusion of the Scriptures
Exodus 12:1-2 — The Divine Calendar Instituted
“Now Yahuah spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.””
Numbers 10:10 — The Trumpet Memorial at the New Moon
“Also in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be a memorial for you before your Elohim: I am Yahuah your Elohim.”
Psalm 81:1-4 — Statute for Israel
“Sing aloud to Elohim our strength; make a joyful shout to the Elohim of Jacob. Raise a song and strike the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the lute. Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day. For this is a statute for Israel, a law of the Elohim of Jacob.”
Ezekiel 45:18 — Cleansing the Sanctuary
“Thus says the Sovereign Yahuah: “In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary.””
Revelation 21:5 — Messianic Promise of All Things New
“Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.””
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