March 10 515 BCE (Adar 5): According to Ezra VI, 15, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius, the Second Temple was completed today. (15 And this...
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This Day, August 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 25 79: Pliny the Elder passed away. 1270: Louis IX passed away. To the Christian world he became known as St. Louis. Louis “despised his...
This Day, April 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 4 188: Birthdate of Cracalla, the Roman Emperor who allowed all free Jews within the empire to become full Roman citizens. 397: Aurelius...
This Day, August 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 17 986: During the days of the First Bulgarian Empire, the army of Emperor Samuil of Bulgaria and his brother defeat the Byzantines led by...
Temple Mount Outcry Denies Jewish Rights in Jerusalem
Temple Mount Outcry Denies Jewish Rights in Jerusalem Earlier this month, Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir peacefully visited the Temple Mount in...
This Day, November 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A Levin and Deb Levin Z"L
November 12 1290: Al-Ashraf Khalil began his reign as Sultan of Egypt and Syria during which he drove the Crusaders from their last stronghold from...
This Day, April 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 16 1457 BCE: Egyptian forces under Thutmose III defeated a group of rebellious Canaanite Vassal States at the Battle of Megiddo. This would...
This Day, January 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 22 1167(23rd of Shevat, 4927): Ibn-Ezra passed away at the age of 78 in Calahorra which was on the border between Navarre and Aragon. There...
This Day, March 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 23 1369: King Pedro of Castile who employed Abraham ibn Zaral as his physician was beheaded by his rival and brother, Henry of Trastamara...