Again, YHWH's Feasts play an important role and still should for anyone following Y‘shua and the ways of
YHWH. The modern religious holiday of Easter is pagan in origin and is alien and contrary to what YHWH
has established. (The King James Version of the Bible even has the audacity to replace Passover with
"Easter" in Acts 12:4 – a clear case of tampering with the Word of YHWH.)
YHWH commanded His people to keep the Feast of Passover/Unleavened Bread in Exod 12:14-20; 13:6-10;
23:15; 34:18, Lev 23:5-8; Num 28:17-18, Deut 16:8,16).
In addition, all males who were able were required to appear at the Temple in Jerusalem for three feasts:
Pesach (Passover), Shavout (Pentecost) and Succot (Tabernacles) – as found in Deut 16:16.
The Preparation DayWe know the following three facts about the preparation of the Passover ceremony that Y‘shua and his
disciples observed:
Y‘shua instructed his disciples to make preparation for the Passover (Matt 26:17-18; Mark 14:12-15; Luke
27:7-12).
The disciples did as they were instructed and prepared for the Passover (Matt 26:20; Mark 14:17; Luke
22:13).
Y‘shua and his disciples did eat what they considered the Passover meal (Matt 26:21-22; Mark 14:17; Luke
22:14-16).
26:23-25 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall
betray me.―(23) And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray
me. (24) The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is
betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. (25) Then Judas, which betrayed him,
answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.‖
This would indicate that Judas was sitting on one side of Y‘shua (with John on the other). As dipping in the
bowl (at Pesach/Passover) is done to the left, this places Judas to His right, in the seat of honour at the
Seder table.
This alludes to one of the Psalms:―Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against
me.‖ (Psalm 41:9)
26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the
disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body―And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and
said, Take, eat; this is my body.‖
Another incorrect translation that has led to erroneous doctrine. Y‘shua does not bless the bread. "Blessing
things" as such is foreign to Judaiam. Rather, Y‘shua blessed YHWH the maker of the bread, which is still
done today at Passover Seders.
This is the blessing He would have been reciting at this point of the meal:―Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu Melech haOlam, hamotzi lehem, min ha'aretz.‖
―Blessed are you YHWH God, King of the Universe, Who brings forth bread from the earth.‖
One of the most basic examples of a rabbinic command that Y‘shua obeyed is in the realm of blessings. The
sole scriptural basis for the many blessings that an observant Jew still says daily is Deut 8:10:
―ve·a·kal·TA ve·sa·VA·ta u·ve·rak·TA et a·do·NAI e·lo·HE·ka‖
―When you have eaten your fill, thank YHWH your God..."
(literally, "And you will eat and you will be full and you will bless YHWH your God").