April 22 404: Emperors Arcadius and Honorius limit the opportunities of Jews to serve the Empire when they issue the following: "We decree that the...
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A Thanksgiving ministry idea
While at my security post at GE (the tent making job that has allowed me to write my last book and all of my blogs) I received an idea for an...
This Week in AG History — Jan. 14, 1973
In 1973, the Assemblies of God joined with more than 130 other denominations as part of Key 73 — an effort to present the gospel to every household...
This Day, April 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 8 73(15th of Nisan, 3833): The Great Revolt came to an end today when the defenders of Masada completed their murder/suicide pact 217:...
This Day, June 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
June 1 987: Hugh Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians. During this period, power lay with the nobles and the...
This Day, June 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 7 421: Theodosius II, the Emperor whose code sought to reinforce Christianity as the state religion at the expense of Judaism, married Aelia...
Identity Shaped by History, Part 1
Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano-Gutierrez is a rabbi, scholar, and electrical engineer who has been a board member of the Society for Crypto-Jewish...
This Day, March 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 19 235: End of the reign of Severus Alexander, the 26th Emperor of the Roman Empire 1191: Eighty Jews were burned at Bray, France for...
This Day, January 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 3 106 BCE: Birthdate of Marcus Tullius, the Roman statesman and orator. From the Jewish point of view he was just one more anti-Semitic...