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 18

67 CE:
Roman soldiers captured Gamla, a fortress in Israel’s Golan region, and killed
all its inhabitants. The ancient historian Josephus Flavius, a leader of the
Jewish revolt against Rome, fortified Gamla as a main stronghold in 66 CE. Th…

OCTOBER 17

832 BCE
(7 Cheshvan 2928): This is considered the traditional date of the inauguration of
the first Temple in Jerusalem by
King Solomon.  As far
as many Jews are concerned, the dedication is tied to the holiday of
Sukkoth and dati…

OCTOBER
10

614:
Today the fifth Council of Paris “prohibited the Jews from asking or from
exercising civic or administrative rights.”

680:
At the Battle of Karbala, Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet
Muhammad, was decapitated by fo…

October 2

825 BCE (22nd of Tishrei, 2936): According to traditionKing
Solomon bid farewell to the Jewish people who had come to Jerusalem for a
14-day ceremony dedicating the Holy Temple (1-Kings 8:66). King David had
brought the Ark of the Covenant u…