This Day, January 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 7 1256: Berechiah De Nicole, the Chief Rabbi of Lincoln was released after having been imprisoned in London on...
January 7 1256: Berechiah De Nicole, the Chief Rabbi of Lincoln was released after having been imprisoned in London on...
January 6 548: This was the last year the Church in Jerusalem observed the birth of Jesus on this date....
January 5 1209: At Winchester Castle King John of England and his wife Isabella gave birth to Richard, Earl of...
January 4 41: The Praetorian Guard killed the Roman Emperor Caligula. Caligula is one of those vile figures whose behavior is...
January 3 106 BCE: Birthdate of Marcus Tullius, the Roman statesman and orator. From the Jewish point of view he...
January 2 438: Empress Eudocia, the wife of Byzantine Emperor Theodius II, who spent the last years of her life...
January 1 630: Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that will capture it bloodlessly. At first Mohammed...
December 31 335: End of the Papacy of Sylvester I “who convinced Constantine to prohibit Jews from living in Jerusalem.”...
December 30 39: A black day on the Jewish calendar; birthdate of Roman Emperor Titus the man who destroyed the...