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

November 11 603 BCE (7th of Kislev): King Jehoiakim burned the scroll which had been dictated by the prophet Jeremiah to Barcuh ben Heriah. 518 BCE: A delegation of Babylonian Jews arrived in Jerusalem to inquire from the prophet Zechariah whether th... »

This Day, November 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

November 7 305 B.C.E.: Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who had fought by the side of Alexander the Great, became King of Egypt.  Alexander’s empire broke into three parts after his death.  Jerusalem and Judea came under the sway of the Ptolemy... »

This Day, November 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

November 4 1310: King Jaime II issued a royal decree exempting Judah Bonseynor from all taxes to which the Aljama of Barcelona was usually required to pay.  “The king also ordered that neither Bonsenyor nor his children should be molested on acco... »

This Day, November 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, November 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

November 2 655: The Ninth Council of Toledo which was held under the auspices of King Recceuith and would adopt a resolution “that all conversos, not only converted Jews also others who had come during the Migration Period, had to pass Christian festi... »

October 30, In Jewish History, by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

October 30, In Jewish History, by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

OCTOBER 30 1207BCE: According to “three scientists from Beersheba’s Ben Gurion University” who used NASA date today is the date of the eclipse which is described in the Book of Joshua as God making the sun stand still so that the Israelites could defe... »