This Day, October 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 20 1409 BCE (10 Cheshvan 2351): This is the traditional date of the death of Gad, son of Jacob,...
OCTOBER 20 1409 BCE (10 Cheshvan 2351): This is the traditional date of the death of Gad, son of Jacob,...
OCTOBER 19 1187: Pope Urban III passed away. Urban was a supporter of the Crusades, the cause of so much...
OCTOBER 18 67 CE: Roman soldiers captured Gamla, a fortress in Israel's Golan region, and killed all its inhabitants. The...
OCTOBER 17 832 BCE (7 Cheshvan 2928): This is considered the traditional date of the inauguration of the first Temple...
OCTOBER 16 521 BCE (10th of Tishrei): Darius, the Persian monarch under whose rule the Second Temple was completed, and...
OCTOBER 15 586 BCE (16th of Cheshvan, 3176): King Zedekiah was blinded and taken into captivity. He was the last...
OCTOBER 14 680: Wamba, the Visigoth King of Hispania, abdicated. During his reign, he issued an order expelling the Jews...
OCTOBER 13 54: Roman Emperor Claudius passed away. For Jews, Claudius has to rate as one of the best of...
OCTOBER 12 539 BCE: The Persian armies of Cyrus the Great captured Babylon. Within the year, Cyrus would make it...