05/22/2026
Rabbinic Judaism, which is the traditional Judaism of the present, observes Shavuot, translated weeks, today. The holiday is called weeks because one counts seven weeks from the Feast of First Fruits and then the following day is Shavuot. Leviticus 23:9-14 says that the Feast of First Fruits begins the day after the Sabbath. Traditional Judaism says that sabbath day is the Feast of Unleavened Bread so both feasts occur one after the other using their system. However, Jewish Christians believe that the Feast of First Fruits comes after the seventh day Sabbath. Therefore, it should be on the first day of the week. There is an important reason for this belief. The Feast of First Fruits and Resurrection Day align using the Jewish Christian method, so Jesus/Yeshua becomes the First Fruits to God by having both days in alignment.
Because Jewish Christians believe the Feast of First Fruits occurred on the first day of the week, then Shavuot should not be observed today. It should be observed this coming Sunday, the first day of the week. Evidence for this comes from the passage in Leviticus 23:9-14, which says to count off the days of the Omer. This would not be necessary if the Rabbinic method were used because Shavuot would always occur on the same date. However, using the Jewish Christian method the date changes each year, so the days of the Omer must be counted to determine the proper day to observe it.
