August 10 612 BCE: Sinsharishkun, King of the Assyrian Empire was killed, and his capital city of Nineveh was destroyed. This is the same Assyria...
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Why Christian adoption agencies should have the right to deny Jewish couples
It might seem strange that an Orthodox Jewish rabbi would side with a Christian adoption agency that refused to accommodate a Jewish couple. But I do.
This Day, August 9, In Jewish History by Mitchel A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 9 48 B.C.E.: Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at the battle of Parsalus. This victory helped to cement Caesar’s position and put an end to...
This Day, August 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 8 117 C.E.: Hadrian named Emperor of the Roman Empire. He is remembered as the man who accepted the limits of the Roman empire, as can be...
This Day, August 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"l
August 7 117: The Roman Emperor Trajan passed away. Trajan came to think of himself as another Alexander the Great and moved east towards Babylonia...
This Day, August 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 6 412: Roman emperors Honorius and Theodosius II command that Jews should not be persecuted because of their religion or have their property...
This Day, August 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 5 135: Betar fell to the Romans 939: Battle of Alhandic: Cordoban forces conquered the Leonese city of Zamora, Spain with great cost in...
This Day, August 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 4 70: According to some, the date on the secular calendar when the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans. 367: Gratian, son of Roman...
This Day, August 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 3 8 C.E.: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. As the stepson of Augustus, Tiberius would become Caesar...