September 20 357 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander's eastern conquests would bring the Jews in contact with Greek Culture. The...
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This Day, August 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 23 634: Umar began his reign as the second Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. Umar overturned the ban on Jews worshipping in Jerusalem. Not...
This Day, October 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 21 1553 BCE (11 Cheshvan 2207): On the civil calendar, this date marked the death of Rachel, the matriarch and wife of Jacob, at the age of...
This Day, November 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 14 109 BCE (25 Cheshvan, 3652): John Hyrcanus defeated the Samaritans in Samaria and destroyed their temple. The Samaritans were a mixed...
This Day, May 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 14 1141: As he journeyed towards Jerusalem, Yehuda Halevi set sail for Palestine today from Alexandria, Egypt. According to legend, Halevi was...
This Day, January 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 23 393: Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine-year-oldson Honorius co-emperor. “Under the rule of Theodosius and his sons… the...
This Day, April 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin z"l
April 27 399 BCE: Socrates drank hemlock as he carried out the death penalty that had been imposed on him by the government. For centuries to come...
This Day, September 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 12 490 BCE: According to German scholar Philipp August Böckh, the Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians...
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...