Jul 13, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1969 that the remains of 25 members of those who had committed suicide at Masada in 73 A.D. were interred at the foot of the foot of the mountain with full military honors. To most Israelis, the story of Masada is equivalent to what the Alamo is...
Jul 12, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln revoked orders that had been issued by Ulysses S. Grant expelling all Jews from military districts under his command. Grant’s General Order #11 ordered Jews off of their property simply because they were Jews....
Jul 11, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to Jewish tradition, it was on this day that Moses ascended Mt. Sinai for the second time in order to intercede for the people because of the sin of the Golden Calf. Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have committed...
Jul 10, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
Tradition says that it was on this day that Moses destroyed the Golden Calf as recorded in Exodus 32: So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing. So Moses’ anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and...
Jul 9, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
In Judaism, this day is considered a fast day and a day of semi-mourning for the destruction of both Temples. It’s also the believed to be the day that Moses, returning from the top of Mt. Sinai, found the people worshipping the Golden Calf, provoking him to break the...
Jul 8, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to tradition, it was on this day that Aaron fashioned the Golden Calf. It’s recorded in Exodus 32: Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods...
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