January 7

1256: Berechiah De Nicole, the Chief Rabbi of Lincoln was released after having
been imprisoned in London on charges related to the death of “Little Hugh of
Lincoln.”  The son of Rabbi Moses ben Yom
Tov of London, Reb Berechiah was an E…

December
30

39: A black day on
the Jewish calendar; birthdate of Roman Emperor Titus the man who destroyed the
Second Temple. The Arch of Titus commemorates the exile of the Israelites.

987: Coronation of Robert II, who “conspired with his vassals to…

December 27

175 BCE (Tevet 3585): This day
marked the completion of the Septuagint
translation of the Bible into the Greek language. According to a letter from
Aristeas to Philocrates, 72 sages, (six from each Israelite tribe) were brought
to by Ptole…