If you do, what is the meaning of it, as it relates to the Jewish people?
2006-12-02 01:44:33 · 6 answers · asked by JoJoCieCie 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No not like our Pentecost,but they have something that outwardly resembles it, the Holy Spirit was not poured out on the Jews but on the young Christian church.
2006-12-02 01:55:04 · answer #1 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do. At least the Conservative and Orthodox Jews I know. Called the"Feat of Weeks".
The term, adopted from the Greek-speaking Jews (Tob. 2:1; II Mac. 12:32; Josephus, "Ant.", III, x, 6; etc.) alludes to the fact that the feast, known in the Old Testament as "the feast of harvest of the firstfruits" (Exodus 23:16), "the feast of weeks" (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10: 2 Chronicles 8:13), the "day of firstfruits" (Numbers 28:26), and called by later Jews 'asereth or 'asartha (solemn assembly, and probably "closing festival", Pentecost being the closing festival of the harvest and of the Paschal season), fell on the fiftieth day from "the next day after the sabbath" of the Passover (Leviticus 23:11).
It closes the Passover (Pesach) Feast.
2006-12-02 01:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Messianic Jews do observe Pentecost.
2006-12-02 02:10:01 · answer #3 · answered by swissmiss620 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and different followers of Jesus. because of the fact that Jews are no longer followers of Jesus, why might we have fun it? perhaps you're thinking of Shavuot. Shavuot is a Jewish trip that happens on the 6th day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (previous due might or early June). It marks the top of the Counting of the Omer and the day the Torah replaced into given to the Jewish human beings at Mount Sinai. that's between the shalosh regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage gala's.The date of Shavuot is without delay proper to that of Passover. The Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning up on the 2d day of Passover and right this moment accompanied by making use of Shavuot. This counting of days and weeks is theory to precise anticipation and desire for the Giving of the Torah. On Passover, the Jewish human beings have been free of their enslavement to Pharaoh; on Shavuot they frequent the Torah and grew to become a rustic devoted to serving God.
2016-12-13 18:35:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pentecost is a Christian holiday that was derived from the Jewish holiday "Shavu'ot" ["(feast of) weeks"].
Jews do not celebrate Pentecost, we celebrate Shavu'ot.
2006-12-03 00:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus's promise of sending the Comforter fulfilled, enabling believers to live a Christlike life
2006-12-02 01:49:03 · answer #6 · answered by sdr35hw 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋