This Day, May 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 20 68(3rd of Sivan, 3828): During the Great Revolt, Vespasian captured Jericho and slaughtered the Jewish inhabitants. 325: The...
May 20 68(3rd of Sivan, 3828): During the Great Revolt, Vespasian captured Jericho and slaughtered the Jewish inhabitants. 325: The...
May 19 363: For a second day in a row, a series of earthquakes that took place along a fault-line...
May 18 323BCE: Alexander dies at the age of 32. Despite the legend, there is no proof that Alexander ever...
May 17 142 BCE: “Simon the Hasmonean captured the citadel of Jerusalem and expelled its Syrian garrison ad the Hellenized...
May 16 0942(21st of Iyar, 4702): Saadia Gaon passed away. Born in 882, Saadia Gaon was the head of the...
May 15 392: Theodosius I, who had been emperor of the eastern half of the Roman Empire became the last...
May 14 1141: As he journeyed towards Jerusalem, Yehuda Halevi set sail for Palestine today from Alexandria, Egypt. According to...
May 13 1333: Birthdate of Reginald III of Guelders, a duchy in the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1349 the Duke...
May 12 940: Sixty-two you are old Eutychius of Alexandria, the Greek who wrote Nazm al-Jauhar, a history, of what...