April 8

73(15th of Nisan, 3833): The Great Revolt came to an end today when the
defenders of Masada completed their murder/suicide pact

217: Assassination of Roman Emperor Caracalla.  Some Romans may Caracalla who was officially
known as Antoniu…

April 4

188: Birthdate
of Cracalla, the Roman Emperor who allowed all free Jews within the empire to
become full Roman citizens.

397: Aurelius
Ambrosius, (Saint Ambrose) a bishop of Milan who became one of the most
influential ecclesiastical figures …

March 31

627: The
Battle of the Trench which was part of the conflict between the Muslims led by
Muhammed and the Quraysh, a “pagan Arab Tribe began today.  In attempt to thwart the attack on Medina,
the Muslims, built a trench around the city wi…

March 30

1135: On the
secular calendar, birthdate of Maimonides (Moses Ben Maimon) in Cordova, Spain.
According to Jewish tradition he was born Erev Pesach. “From Moses to
Moses there was none like Moses.’ This folk saying sums up the greatness of the…

March 24

809: Harun
al-Rashid (Aaron the Upright, Aaron the Just), fifth caliph of the Abbasid
Empire who had issued a decree that Jews wear a yellow belt in 807, passed
away.

1244(18th of
Nisan): Rabbi Meir Abulafya Ha-Levi (Ramah) an opponent of Ma…