September 20

357
B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. 
Alexander’s eastern conquests would bring the Jews in contact with Greek
Culture.  The conflict between Greek and
Jewish values would become a dominant motif in Jewish history…

 September 16

1087:
Victor III, sometimes referred to as “the Jewish Pope” passed away today.

http://krissfoundation.org/victor.htm

1380:
King Charles V of France died.  Charles
ruled during a very difficult time in French history – the 14…

 September 12

490 BCE: According to German scholar Philipp August Böckh, the
Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians were led
by Darius I, the ruler under whom the Second Temple was built.  It would not be surpri…

September
9

337:
Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans I succeeded their father
Constantine I as co-emperors dividing the Roman Empire between the three
Augusti. Constantine was responsible for making Christianity the state religion
of the Roma…

September 3

175(BCE): Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Greek King of the Channukah story
began his reign today.

141 BCE (18th of Elul, 3619): The fight begun by Matthias and
Judah came to a successful conclusion when Simon was elected High Priest and
was …

September
1

September is an auspicious month in terms of Jewish
History.  Like most things in the world of Jews, it is a
mixed bag– a combination of the bitter and the sweet. 

Today we mark the anniversary of the start…

August 24

410:
The Visigoths under Alaric begin to pillage Rome for three days. According to
tradition, the treasures of the Temples taken by the Romans in 70 now fell into
his hands.  The Visigoths would move and
by the start of the 8th century …