July 3 324: Constantine the Great defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople. Constantine ruled the western half of the Roman Empire. Licinius...
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This Day, July 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 4 925: Moslems raided Oria as part of their attacks on Italy. Ten rabbinical leaders were killed and many others were taken into captivity,...
Instagram Sensation Yechiel Jacobs: Jewish Influencer, Comedian, Soldier in the Information War
http://youtu.be/SkXQYCNtXY8 JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is fighting wars on so many fronts that not all the battlefield combatants are soldiers....
This Day, April 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin
April 13 1111: Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Henry gained power by revolting against his father Henry IV. This was unfortunate for the...
This Day, May 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 17 142 BCE: “Simon the Hasmonean captured the citadel of Jerusalem and expelled its Syrian garrison ad the Hellenized Jews” who had fought with...
This Day, May 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell and Deb Levin Z"L
May 8 336: Emperor Constantine prohibits Jews from negatively interacting with their co-religionists who have converted to Christianity. "Jews are...
This Day, September 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 20 357 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander's eastern conquests would bring the Jews in contact with Greek Culture. The...
This Day, August 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 23 634: Umar began his reign as the second Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. Umar overturned the ban on Jews worshipping in Jerusalem. Not...
This Day, October 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 21 1553 BCE (11 Cheshvan 2207): On the civil calendar, this date marked the death of Rachel, the matriarch and wife of Jacob, at the age of...