This Day, May 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin
May 14 1141: As he journeyed towards Jerusalem, Yehuda Halevi set sail for Palestine today from Alexandria, Egypt. According to...
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...
May 11 330: Roman Emperor Constantine I changed the name of the ancient city of Byzantium to Nova Roma (New...
May 10 70: During the Siege of Jerusalem, Titus, the commander of the Roman legions and the son of Emperor...
May 9 1457 BCE: In the 15th century BCE, Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition...
May 8 336: Emperor Constantine prohibits Jews from negatively interacting with their co-religionists who have converted to Christianity. "Jews are...
May 7 833 BCE (2 Iyar 2928): Traditional date on which King Solomon began building the Temple in Jerusalem. 351:...
May 6 1313 BCE (1 Iyar 2448): According to tradition, this was the date of the first population survey of...