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This Day, February 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

February 3 19(12th of Adar, 3779): Dedication of the Temple built by King Herod the Great at Jerusalem 1112: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.  According to archaeological e... »

This Day, February 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

February 1682:  Visigoth King Erwig pressed for the "utter extirpation of the pest of the Jews," and made it illegal to practice any Jewish rites in an area that corresponds to much of modern-day Spain. This put further pressure on the Jews to con... »

This Day, January 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, January 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

January 24 41: At midday today, Caligula, accompanied by Herod Agrippa, the last Jewish King of Judea, was leaving \ through a covered walkway when one of the Praetorian tribunes drew his sword and hit his shoulder with such force that he almost fille... »

This Day, January 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, January 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

January 17 395: Emperor Theodosius, I passed away in Milan.  During his reign he instituted several laws that directly impacted his Jewish subject.  One “dealt with the obligation of Jews and Samaritans to acts as shipmasters over goods bein... »