May 27 1096 (3rd of Sivan): Count Emicho and the Crusaders entered Mayence, Germany. The Jews took refuge in the Episcopal Palace and committed...
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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...
#THEHEARTOFTHEGOLAN // The History & Significance of the Golan Heights
http://youtu.be/fvfcWsDDsX4 "Oh I know this place. When I was younger, this is where the rockets were fired from into my kibbutz." The Golan...
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...
This Day, June 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 6 1191: As the Christians seek to retake Jerusalem King Richard the Lionhearted arrived at Tyre. 1142: Today, during the second Siege of...
This Day, June 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 23 79: Vespasian, the Roman general who was in the process of conquering Judea when he became Emperor, died. 79: Titus, the Roman general...
Kaiser Permanente Employees Launch the Largest Strike in American Healthcare History
The looming healthcare strike has finally become official and is the biggest in American history.
10 Things Christians Should Know about the Episcopal Church: History and Beliefs
The Episcopal Church was established after the American Revolution when it became independent from the Church of England. The Episcopal Church...