Collage: 1. An Israelite family joyfully build a booth on a rooftop. 2. Brothers shake hands to welcome each other at a congregation meeting.

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

Seasonal Festivals With Meaning for Us

Seasonal Festivals With Meaning for Us

The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread (Festival of Unfermented Cakes) (Le 23:5, 6; it-1 826-827)

The Festival of Weeks (Pentecost) (Le 23:15, 16; it-2 598 ¶2)

The Festival of Booths (Le 23:34; w14 5/15 29 ¶11)

We can be “nothing but joyful” as we meditate on the meaning of ancient Jewish festivals and how Jehovah’s promises will be fulfilled.​—De 16:15.