DECEMBER 14 164 BCE (3597): On the secular calendar date on which Judah Maccabee restored the service in the Temple in Jerusalem. 1243: “King...
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This Day, November 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 23 912: Birthdate of Otto the Great, founder of the Holy Roman Empire which was neither holy nor Roman. During his reign Rabbis living in...
This Day, March 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 18 37: The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Caligula emperor. Caligula ruled from 37 until his death in 41. From the Jewish...
This Day, January 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 8 1169: A year after Maimonides who was living in Egypt completed competed “The Book of the Lamp” or “Sefer Ha-Ma'or" his Commentary to the...
This Day, July 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 3 324: Constantine the Great defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople. Constantine ruled the western half of the Roman Empire. Licinius...
This Day, March 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 28 364: Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor dividing the Roman Empire between two rulers. Valens, The...
This Day, February 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 15 399 BCE: The philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death today. No, Socrates was not Jewish, and he did not know about what were the...
This Day, September 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 3 141 BCE (18th of Elul, 3619): The fight begun by Matthias and Judah came to a successful conclusion when Simon was elected High Priest...
This Day, December 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 13 522 BCE: Darius I, the Persian monarch who allowed the Jewish people to re-build the Temple at Jerusalem strengthened his hold on his...