September 3 141 BCE (18th of Elul, 3619): The fight begun by Matthias and Judah came to a successful conclusion when Simon was elected High Priest...
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This Day, December 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 13 522 BCE: Darius I, the Persian monarch who allowed the Jewish people to re-build the Temple at Jerusalem strengthened his hold on his...
This Day, May 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 3 1282 BCE: (28 Nissan 2488): Traditional date marking the fall of the walls of Jericho. 443 BCE (7th of Iyar, 3317): Nehemiah dedicated the...
This Day, May 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 31 1279 BCE: Ramses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. If you accept the contention that Moses lived from...
This Day, April 19, In Jewish History, by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 19 According to one web-site, April 19th is one of the blackest days on the Jewish calendar. From the 11th century (1014) through the 20th...
This Day, May 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 27 1096 (3rd of Sivan): Count Emicho and the Crusaders entered Mayence, Germany. The Jews took refuge in the Episcopal Palace and committed...
This Day, July 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 15 763 BCE: Forty-one years before their conquest of Israel, the Assyrians observe and record a solar eclipse which is the basis for much of...
This Day, March 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 24 809: Harun al-Rashid (Aaron the Upright, Aaron the Just), fifth caliph of the Abbasid Empire who had issued a decree that Jews wear a...
This Day, July 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 19 64: During the reign of Nero, The Great Fire at Rome comes to end. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, Jews had been living in Rome since...