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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 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 12 515 BCE: On the secular calendar the construction of the Second Temple was completed. (Book of Ezra, 6:15 “And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”  Dar... »

This Day, March 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, March 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 11 222: Severus Alexander began his reign as Roman Emperor during which a table in Intercisa (Hungary) was inscribed as follows: “To the Eternal God! For the salvation of our Lord; the pious, felicitous Emperor Severus Alexander and the Empress ... »

This Day, March 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 8 1126: Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and Leon, after the death of his mother Urraca. Under the reign of Alfonso Christian Spain “became a refuge for the persecuted Andalusian Jews.  The capital city of Toledo became a new cente... »