Shabbat shalom, Nazarene Israelites.

1. PRAISE REPORTS, PRAYER REQUESTS, UPDATES:
26 September 5786 (2025)

a. Feast reminder!

The new moon was seen from the land of Israel on the evening of 23 September, thus beginning the 7th Hebrew month. Please see section 3 for confirmed dates for the 7th month feasts. Rosh chodesh sameach.

2. STUDIES:

a. Documentary chapter 1: preview!

We are close to completing the editing process of the first chapter of the upcoming documentary series: “End the War Against Joseph“. The following is a preview to the first chapter: “Why is Yeshua (Jesus) Mashiach ben Yosef (Messiah, Son of Joseph)?“.

The full chapter introduces the different prophecies concerning Mashiach ben Yosef versus Mashiach ben David, how Yeshua (Jesus) fulfilled the requirements of MbY in the first century, and how understanding these things is necessary to ending century-long conflict between the Two Houses (Judah and Joseph). We hope you will all join us in the weeks ahead for the full chapter.

Thank you for your continuing prayers as we continue the Kingdom work and the reunification of the Two Houses, upon Elohim’s words.

b. This week’s Parasha

Parashat Kedoshim: “You Shall Be Set-Apart!” continues Genesis 35 Alliance dialogue between the Two houses. The sect of Nazarene Israel explains how HaMashiach could die for the sins of the people, the errors of Trinity doctrine, what it means to be set-apart, and the rebuilding of the Tabernacle of David.

c. Additional weekly studies

d. Beit Sefer Children’s Publications (Home Page):

(To receive activities in Spanish, please sign up for the Spanish newsletter.)

3. SABBATHS, NEW MOONS, AND CALENDAR EVENTS:

a. Feasts of Yahweh:

The new moon of the first Hebrew month was witnessed on the evening of 30 March 2025. The feasts of the first month (including Shavuot) are complete for the year. Feasts for the seventh month are officially confirmed.

We encourage you to check out our calendar studies, which explain how to observe the calendar correctly, and avoid common errors. A full list of studies can be found in section 3d below for convenience.

Click here for Torah Calendar News
Click here for printable feast schedule
Click here to view the biblical counts 
(Note: the date on the count should say 5785-6 / 2025)

b. New moon 8th Hebrew month (expected): 23 October 2025 (evening)

The 7th Hebrew month began at evening, 23 September. Yom Teruah, was 23 September (evening) through 24 September (evening).
The new moon of the 8th Hebrew month is expected to be visible on the evening of 23 October.

You can visit Torah Calendar News for news on new moons, barley in the Land, Rosh HaShanah, and feasts throughout the year.

c. Discipleship Meetings: 

All meetings are at 8 AM Colombian time (always UTC-5, but watch your Daylight Savings Time adjustments). The Discipleship Meeting is a discussion between disciples. It is generally 1-hour long but may run longer depending on how the Spirit leads. For more on NI’s description of discipleship, please see NI’s Discipleship program.

3 October Yom Kippur meeting
8 October Sukkot Aleph meeting
15 October Shemini Atzeret meeting

Note: If the monthly Discipleship Meeting coincides with the weekly Shabbat Meeting, the Shabbat Meeting will take precedence, and new moon discussion will be combined with the Shabbat meeting. However, in the case of a Feast Day Meeting coinciding with a Shabbat meeting, the Feast Day Meeting will take precedence.

d. Why the Firstfruits Torah Calendar?

We often receive inquiries about why NI observes the Hebrew months at different times from the other calendar groups (such as the Messianic, Karaites, and Rabbinical groups). There are several reasons, but the main reason is that we begin the calendar year with the (true) Firstfruits of barley.

In contrast, other groups take a sheaf from the main harvest, and falsely CALL them the “first” fruits (when they are more like the MAIN fruits.) Because of this, most Messianic and the Karaite groups will usually be a month (or even two) late.

Learn all about the Firstfruits Torah calendar, (and how the Jewish, Karaite, Messianic, and the equinox calendars violate Scripture) in our studies on the biblical calendar.

Note: Roman-Greco and rabbinic calendar dates are utilized for publishing purposes only. It should be noted that neither the Hillel II Jewish calendar, nor the Roman-Greco calendar are Yahweh’s biblical calendar. Nazarene Israelites should be following the Torah calendar and keeping Rosh Hashanah accordingly.

e. Aviv barley, wave sheaf, and witnesses:

Current witness qualification:
Currently, sister Becca Biderman of Ancient Path New Moon is the only barley inspector who seems to understand what a proper wave sheaf is (and why you should not let the true Firstfruits fall to the ground, so you can take your “first” fruits offering from the middle of the harvest, as other groups do).

Disclaimer: For reasons explained in our studies, NI does not support Messianic doctrine. For more on this topic, please see NI’s 2025 explanation in “Babylon Mystery Calendars“.) However, Becca documents her barley inspections, and her definitions of aviv barley seem accurate according to our understanding of Scripture.

Other barley groups:
There are several other (Amalekite) barley groups whose work we cannot recommend in any way. They ignore Deuteronomy 16:9, they define “Firstfruits” as a random sheaf from the middle of the harvest, and they add rules and definitions that Yahweh does not add. They are usually a month (or sometimes two months) late.

(If you have information about additional ‘barley groups’ in Israel reporting in accordance with the Scriptural definitions of ‘aviv barley’, as explained in NI studies, we welcome you to please send information (website, social media links, etc.) to contact@nazareneisrael.org so that we may review the groups’ work and make a qualified determination.)

New moon witnesses:
Several groups sight the first crescent sliver of the new moon well. NI uses various new moon witnesses who report on the new moon each month. Again, as far as we can tell, only sister Becca Biderman publishes accurate barley reports.

Declaring Rosh HaShanah at the correct time:
As we explain in our studies (see list below), there only needs to be enough aviv barley ready for the omer (wave sheaf) Firstfruits offering by either the 15th or the 21st day of the first month. As explained in these studies, it is a disaster if we declare Rosh HaShanah too late, because it would force farmers in the land of Israel who have the earliest ripening barley to do one of two things:

A) Either they must break Devarim (Deuteronomy) 16:9 and begin harvesting their crop BEFORE the Firstfruits offering has been presented unto Yahweh for the nation. Or
B) Lose all or part of their barley crop, while they wait an extra month for the leaders to declare Rosh HaShanah!

By declaring the true Firstfruits unto Yahweh Elohim as He commands, and keeping His appointed days according to His perfect timing, the farmers do not need to lose their crops; neither are they encouraged to break any of Yahweh’s commandments.

4. NAZARENE ISRAEL REVELATION NEWS:

We encourage you to check the news each week, to follow the trends of the four horses. Also, if you have never gone through the permanent links, we urge you to read them. Click here to read the Nazarene Revelation News on the website. (You must be logged in to view.)