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This Day, October 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, October 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

OCTOBER 30 1207BCE: According to “three scientists from Beersheba’s Ben Gurion University” who used NASA date today is the date of the eclipse which is described in the Book of Joshua as God making the sun stand still so that the Israelites could defe... »

This Day, October 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

OCTOBER 5 610: Phocas, the Byzantine Emperor during whose reign the Jews of Antioch revolted was murdered by his successor Heraclitus. 610: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, an Armenian Christian” during whose nine-year rule over Jerusalem “carried out a ... »

This Day, October 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

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... »

This Day, September 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

September 30 132 C.E. (10 Tishrei): On the secular calendar, Akivah ben Joseph known as Rabbi Akiva passed away.  He was born in 50 C.E., twenty years before the destruction of the Second Temple.   According to tradition, he was an unle... »