Rosh Hashanah – the Fall Feasts and New Year
There is something special about the Lord’s feasts. Some may say, “Why celebrate them when they’re in the Old Testament?” The Lord calls them “My feasts” and “appointed times”mow’ed), meaning they are divine appointments set by God our Father for His people to meet with Him.
The feasts are important to God because they belong to Him. He commands His people to gather in a holy convocation on His personal calendar. They are designed to draw His people to fellowship with Him. They allow us to thank God for life, His protection, and the physical “harvest” and provision He provides.
Leviticus 23 teaches us about God's feasts and His appointed times of celebration and consecration. During the Fall Feasts, God wants His people to learn to commune and spend time with Him.
There are three major feasts. The Feast of Passover, which instructs us about God's peace. The Feast of Pentecost, which reveals and celebrates God's power. The Fall Feasts, including Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). These appointed times bring a holy pause to our busy schedules. They draw us closer to Him and help us understand God's desire for an intimate relationship, which brings us to a place of rest in Him.
Even though the 30 days (Days of Elul) before the Feast of Tabernacles were a time of repentance and reflection, they celebrated the final ingathering of the harvest, whereby God blessed the people for the year. The fruit of the land had been harvested, so the people could now rest from their labors. It was a time of great rejoicing! They would celebrate and thank God in advance for the next harvest.
The Fall Feasts emphasized rest with the Lord; however, it did not necessarily mean literally lying down and doing nothing. Rest meant abiding intimately with Him, staying involved in the everyday work of the Kingdom, while continuing with their occupation, family, study, prayer, and ministry.
The dates for this year’s Fall Feasts 2026 are:
Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) Beginning of the New Year - September 11th-13th (Fri.–Sun.)
Days of Awe -Include the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, September 11th- 21st (Fri.-Mon.)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) A Day of Fasting - September 20-21 (Sun.-Mon.)
Sukkot or Feast of Tabernacles/Booths – September 25th-October 2nd (Fri.-Fri.)
God is always working on our behalf; however, during this time of various tensions, He is specifically bringing guidance, alignments and realignments, as well as restoration and reformation. I know during this Fall season God is going to move in a significant way, increasing His harvest by transforming His people. This will also automatically impact the seven mountains. I do not know how it will play out, but I still believe a correction is coming to level the playing field and begin to restore what has been stolen from His people.
We find in John 7:37-38 the words of Jesus included in John’s letter: “Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, from his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.’”
Enjoy the Feasts of the Lord with family and friends. Be prayerful and look forward to this New Year. His love, goodness, and limitless power will reign!
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us. We thank you, Lord! (Eph. 3:20)
In His Covenant Love,
Richard
Info@thecovenantcenter.com
Covenant Outreach Ministries, Inc.
