February 13 515 BCE (3rd of Adar, 3245): Completion of the construction of the Second Temple at Jerusalem. 996: Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim who “ordered…Jews to wear wooden calves around their necks” began his reign today. 1130: The Papacy of Honorius I... »
February 12 553: Byzantine Emperor Justinian ordered the public reading of the Greek translation to Parshat Hashavuah (weekly Torah portion) on Shabbat morning and prohibited Rabbis from giving drashot on the Torah portion. 1049: Beginning of t... »
February 8 421: Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire serving as co-Emperor with Honorius. Constantinius only reigned for 7 months, but during his long tenure Honorius was no friend of the Jews as can be seen by his prom... »
February 4 211: The reign of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism and Christianity in an attempt to unify his crumbling empire, came to an end. 362: Roman Emperor Julian promulgates an edict that recognizes equ... »