September 21 19 BCE: Virgil, the classical Roman poet passes away. Eclogue 4, the so-called Messianic Eclogue, is the best known of Virgil’s...
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This Day, October 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 12 539 BCE: The Persian armies of Cyrus the Great captured Babylon. Within the year, Cyrus would make it possible for the Jews to return to...
This Day, October 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 23 521 BCE (17th of Tishrei): The first Babylonian record of Nebuchadnezzar III the usurper who challenged the rule of Darius, the Persian...
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, November 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 11 603 BCE (7th of Kislev): King Jehoiakim burned the scroll which had been dictated by the prophet Jeremiah to Barcuh ben Heriah. 518...
This Day, August 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 1 30 BCE: Mark Antony died. Following the victory of Octavian and Antony over those who had murdered Julius Caesar, Antony became ruler of...
This Day, February 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 3 19(12th of Adar, 3779): Dedication of the Temple built by King Herod the Great at Jerusalem 1112: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and...
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, April 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 1 515 BCE: The Second Temple was inaugurated in Jerusalem (As reported by Jona Lendering) 527: Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew...