OCTOBER 31 445 BCE: In Jerusalem Ezra, the Scribe reads the Scroll of the Law, the Torah, to the Jews of Judea as described in Nehemiah 9:1. 475:...
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This Day, July 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 6 1189: Henry II, King of England, passed away. Compared to those who followed him to the throne, Henry’s treatment of his Jewish subjects was...
This Day, February 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 18 296: Cassius Dio, the namesake of the historian who “frequently records the religious zeal and self-sacrificing spirit of the Jews” and...
This Day, April 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 5 855: Today, in what is now part of the state of Israel, “at the banks of the Auja River, Abu'l-Abbas ibn al-Muwaffaq fought against...
This Day, March 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 17 796 BCE (1st of Nisan, 2956): Based on computations using the Bible and archaeology, possible date for the death of Jehoash, King of Jud45...
This Day, November 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 3 166 BCE (15th of Cheshvan, 3595): Mattathais ben Yochanan passed away. 361: Roman Emperor Constantius II died. Constantius II enhanced...
This Day, August 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 9 48 B.C.E.: Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at the battle of Parsalus. This victory helped to cement Caesar’s position and put an end to...
In the desert above the Dead Sea, evidence of Jewish rebels’ capture of Roman weaponry
The 1,900-year-old swords are in perfect condition, thanks to the arid climate of the Judean Desert.
This Day, July 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 12 1191: The armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard ('The Lionhearted'), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre....