September 8 70: On the secular calendar, Jerusalem is sacked by the 60,000 troops of Titus' Roman army after a six-month siege. Over a million...
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This Day, September 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 7 70: On the secular calendar the date on which a Roman army under Titus occupied and plundered Jerusalem. 1191: The Crusader army led...
This Day, December 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 6 3761 B.C.E.: The first day of the Hebrew Calendar. "The epoch of the modern Hebrew calendar is Monday, October 7, 3761 BCE, being the...
This Day, September 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 2 44 BCE: Cicero delivers the first of his fourteen Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the next...
This Day, September 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 1 September is an auspicious month interms of Jewish History. Likemostthings inthe world of Jews, it is a mixed bag-- a combination of...
This Day, August 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin
August 31 12 CE: Birthdate of Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor. Caligula was crowned in 37 and murdered in 41. Life for Jews during his reign was part...
This Day, August 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 3070: According to Josephus, the day one which the Second Temple was set aflame500: Having conquered Italy, Ostrogoth King Theodoric gave the...
This Day, August 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 29 1255: The body of little boy who had disappeared was found in a well at Lincoln. The boy would become known as Little Saint Hugh of...
This Day, August 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"l
August 28 388: Magnus Maximus, an Hispanic usurper to the throne of the western Roman Empire passed away. During his disputed reign Maximus issued...