Feast Days and Shabbat

The Zadok calendar tracks the biblical appointed times (moedim).

Weekly Shabbat

Every seventh day is Shabbat — the day of rest. On the calendar, these are highlighted each week.

Major feasts

The biblical feasts include:

1. Pesach (Passover) — remembering the exodus from Egypt
2. Chag HaMatzot (Unleavened Bread) — seven days following Passover
3. Yom HaBikkurim (First Fruits) — the first harvest offering
4. Shavuot (Pentecost) — 50 days after First Fruits
5. Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) — the start of the seventh month
6. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) — a day of fasting and prayer
7. Sukkot (Tabernacles) — seven days of celebration
8. Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day) — the closing assembly

High Shabbat

Some feast days are also rest days — these are called High Shabbat days. They are marked distinctly on the calendar.

Omer count

Between First Fruits and Shavuot, the calendar counts 50 days. This is the omer count. Each day is numbered on the calendar during this period.

Tequfah

Four times a year, a tequfah (season turn) marks the start of a new season — similar to equinoxes and solstices.