November 25 2348 BCE: According to Archbishop James Ussher's Old Testament chronology, the Great Deluge ("Noah's Flood") began on this date. 407...
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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, July 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 29 1099: Pope Urban II, the man behind the First Crusade, passed away. Considering the impact of the Crusades on the Jews of Europe, his...
This Day, September 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 19 335: Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his Uncle Constantine I who had turned the Roman Empire into a Christian entity....
This Day, November 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 20 331 BCE (21st of Kislev, 3431): According to the Talmud, Simeon the Just destroyed the Samaritan Temple at Mount Gerizim. The...
This Day, April 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 14 69: Vitellius defeated Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seized the throne and becomes the third Emperor in what is known as the...
This Day, September 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 5 394: Battle of Frigidus between Emperor Theodosius who ruled the eastern Roman Empire and Eugenius, ruler of the western part of the...
This Day, July 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 2 311: Miltiades began serving as Bishop of Rome (Pope) during the reign of Constantine the Great, the Roman Emperor who moved...
This Day, April 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 4 188: Birthdate of Cracalla, the Roman Emperor who allowed all free Jews within the empire to become full Roman citizens. 397: Aurelius...