As with so many other aspects of Israel’s life, the festivals are ultimately a form of education helping the Jewish people to perceive something of who Jesus is.  Jesus is the bread of life; he is the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.  He is the one who will not let us be orphaned, sending the Holy Spirit to dwell within us.  In Jesus, God pitches his tent among us as we journey on our way out of slavery to sin and into the Heavenly Jerusalem.