It was on this day that the German Worker’s Party was officially renamed the National Socialist German Worker’s Party – we know them as the Nazis. Ironically, or maybe not ironically, this event happened on the very same day that Haman the Agagite published his decree for the extermination of the Jews who were living […]

According to tradition, it was on this day that Hur, the son of Miriam, died in defense of the faith against those who wanted to build a Golden Calf. This was the same Hur who, along with Aaron, held the hands of Moses in the battle against Amalek. This tradition speaks to the fact that, […]

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Today, the 15th day of Shevat is also called Tu B’shvat. , which is simply translated as the 15th of Shevat – the “tu” being the pronunciation of the Hebrew letters, tet and vav, that together have the value fifteen. Tu b’shvat is regarded as the new year for trees and is commemorated with the […]

It was on this day in 1948 that Arabs blew up the famous Hurvah synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. Thereafter, for 60 years, this synagogue lay in ruins with only an arch remaining to serve as a memorial of the synagogue’s existence. A different synagogue had been built on […]

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In Judaism, this day commemorates the death of two prominent 18th century rabbis, who were also regarded as maggidim or “preachers.” A maggid, or preacher, is distinguished from a typical rabbi in that a rabbi’s audience tends to be scholars and students. A maggid, however, was someone who went to the masses. In the 18th century, […]