August 15 423: Honorious Flavius, the Western Roman Emperor who confiscated gold and silver which had been collected by the synagogues to be sent...
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This Day, August 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 14 508: Maurice, the Emperor of the Byzantine Emperor who in 592 would punish “the entire Jewish community of Antioch after a Jew violated...
Israelis Pray during Day Marked by Jewish Tragedies as Multiple Nations Warn Iran against Attack
In Gaza, an IDF general divulged that military personnel were just minutes away from reaching Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. They found his coffee was...
This Day, August 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 13 236: The body of Hippolytus, the author of Contra Judaeous, which blamed the harsh conditions of the Jews on their rejection of Jesus was...
This Day, August 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 12 30 BCE: Cleopatra committed suicide. According to Josephus, the Egyptian tried to convince her lover and co-ruler, Marc Antony, to give...
This Day, August 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 11 1492: Alexander VI is elected Pope. Alexander was one of the Borgia popes. He had reputation for “moral depravity” and was more...
This Day, August 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
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...
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...