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 25

732:  Christian forces led by Charles Martel clash
defeat the invading Moors at the Battle of Tours which is near Poitiers in
modern day France. The victory at Tours ensured that Western Europe would be
Christian.  For Jews, it al…

OCTOBER 24

51: Birthdate of Titus
Flavius Domitianus, who gained fame as the Roman Emperor Domitian.  Domitian was the son of Vespasian and the
brother of Titus, all three of whom played a key role in the destruction of
Jerusalem which was one of…

OCTOBER
11

1138: Massive earthquake strikes Aleppo, Syria.  According to tradition, the Jewish community
traces its origins back to the time of King David.  This is based on the description of the
conquest of the city by Joab found in the Bo…

OCTOBER 7

3761 BCE: According to some Jewish
traditionalists, this corresponds to the date on which God created the
World.  This marks the start of the epoch of the Modern Hebrew
calendar.  The attached article should provide an explanation …

September 29

522 BCE:
Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king
of the Persian Empire. The success of Darius was good thing for the Jewish
people.  From the Book of Haggai, we can
infer that the building of th…

 September 23

484 BCE:  Birthdate of the very influential Greek playwright Euripides. Wherever Greek culture spread, writers attempted to create drama
in the manner of Euripides.  During the
time of Hellenization of the Jews, a Jewish p…