Mar 13, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is recognized as the fast of Esther. This was a fast called in preparation to go into the King of Persia and reveal Haman’s plot against the Jews. Having heard of this evil plot and of Esther’s initial hesitation to go before the King, her kinsman, Mordecai,...
Mar 12, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 19 B.C. that a dedication ceremony was held to initiate the expansion of the Temple under the auspices of Herod the Great. The historian Josephus recorded that: “In the fifteenth year of his reign, Herod rebuilt the Temple, and...
Mar 11, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 1488 that the first printed edition of the Tanach, that is the Torah, the Prophets and the different Hebrew writings, was printed in Soncino, Italy. This occurred in a time when other key events were taking place or were about to take...
Mar 10, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 1349 that Jews of Freiburg, Germany were massacred due to the Black Death riots that were sweeping across Europe. During the plague, thousands of Europeans died, with the glaring exception of Jewish populations. Thus, it was believed...
Mar 9, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the traditional date that witnessed the first controversy between the rival schools of Shammai and Hillel. These two Jewish schools of thought emerged in the first century A.D., a time that was characterized by great schism in Judaism. This was the time when...
Mar 8, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in the year 1969, that one-time Prime Minister of Israel, Levi Eshkol, passed away. Eshkol was actually the third Prime Minister of the Israeli State serving in that capacity from June 1963 until his death in February 1969. Eshkol was leading the...
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