OCTOBER 23

521 BCE (17th
of Tishrei):
The first Babylonian record of Nebuchadnezzar III the
usurper who challenged the rule of Darius, the Persian ruler under whose reign
the building of the Second Temple began.

42 BCE: The army of Marcus Junius Bru…

OCTOBER 22

362: A mysterious fire destroys the temple of Apollo at Daphne
outside Antioch. According to one source, the Christians living in Antioch
who were angry with the Emperor Julian for the favor he showed to Jewish and
pagan rites, and, outrage…

OCTOBER 21

1553 BCE
(11 Cheshvan 2207): On the civil calendar, this date marked the death of Rachel, the matriarch and wife of
Jacob, at the age of 36. She died during the childbirth of Benjamin, near
Efrat, and is buried in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem).
…

OCTOBER 20

1409 BCE (10 Cheshvan 2351): This is the
traditional date of the death of Gad, son of Jacob, one of the Twelve Tribes
(born 2196).

460: Aeilia Eudocia, the Byzantine Empress
who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem in 438, passed away …

OCTOBER 19

1187:  Pope Urban III passed away. Urban was a
supporter of the Crusades, the cause of so much Jewish misery. A large part of
his papacy was spent in struggle with Frederick I, the Emperor who issued “The
Confirmation of Rights of the …