As a professor of biblical studies who has written about Samaritans, I've learned that while most of my students have heard of the "good Samaritan,"...
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This Day, March 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 311084: Henry IV, who had been embroiled in a conflict with the Papacy, was crowned Emperor by Clement III, called by some an anti-Pope....
This Day, September 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 9 337: Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans I succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors dividing the Roman Empire between...
This Day, February 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 3 19(12th of Adar, 3779): Dedication of the Temple built by King Herod the Great at Jerusalem 1112: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and...
This Day, March 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 31 1084: Henry IV, who had been embroiled in a conflict with the Papacy, was crowned Emperor by Clement III, called by some an anti-Pope....
This Day, April 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 2 742: Birthdate of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was both King of the Franks and the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Despite pressure...
This Day, June 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 15 1215: King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta. The Great Charter which is supposed to be one of the cornerstones of English...
This Day, January 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 27 98: Nerva, the Roman emperor who in “96 Nerva courted popularity in Rome for his new regime by changing the way in which the special tax...
This Day, February 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 2 450: Birthdate of Justin I during whose reign as Byzantine Emperor the Beth Alpha synagogue was built “at the foot of the northern...