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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 perspective he was not so much an anti-Semite as a lunatic whose crazy behavior affected the Jews. The bi... »

This Day, March 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, March 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 16 597 BCE (2nd Adar): On the secular calendar, according to certain archaeological calculations, the first conquest of Jerusalem by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar occurred. In the Bible, the event is recorded in 2 Kings 24:1ff. and in 2 Chronic... »

This Day, March 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 13 624: Islamic forces under the command of Muhammad were victorious at the Battle of Badr which cemented the power of the Moslem leader with all that we would mean for civilization in general and the Jews in particular. 1202: Seventy-six-year-... »

This Day, March 2, In Jewish History

March 2 117(12th of Adar, 3877):  As the rebellion by Disapora Jews against the Roman Empire of Trajan came to an unsuccessful close, two Jewish brothers who had been leaders in the revolt, Pappus and Julianus were executed at Laodicea in Syria.&... »