This Day, October 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 6877: Charles the Bald, King of France, passed away.Regardless of whatever others may think of him, Charles the Bald, who was King of France, comes up on the plus side in Jewish history when...
View ArticleThis Day, October 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 7 3761 BCE: According to some Jewish traditionalists, this corresponds to the date on which God created the World. This marks the start of the epoch of the Modern Hebrew calendar. The...
View ArticleThis Day, October 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 8314: In his quest to consolidate his power, Constantine I, the man who will become the first Christian Roman Emperor defeats his rival Licinius at the Battle of Cibalae. Constantine will...
View ArticleThis Day, October 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 9 768: Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Charlemagne treated to his Jewish subjects well, even if it meant parting from the doctrine of the Church. For example, he...
View ArticleThis Day, October 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 10 614: Today the fifth Council of Paris “prohibited the Jews from asking or from exercising civic or administrative rights.”680: At the Battle of Karbala, Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the...
View ArticleThis Day, October 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 111138: Massive earthquake strikes Aleppo, Syria. According to tradition, the Jewish community traces its origins back to the time of King David. This is based on the description of the...
View ArticleThis Day, October 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 12539 BCE: The Persian armies of Cyrus the Great captured Babylon. Within the year, Cyrus would make it possible for the Jews to return to their homeland.1129: The tombstone of Elijah ben...
View ArticleThis Day, October 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 1354: Roman Emperor Claudius passed away. For Jews, Claudius has to rate as one of the best of the Roman rulers. Among other things, he took the side of the Jews when they were attacked in...
View ArticleThis Day, October 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 14680:Wamba, the Visigoth King of Hispania, abdicated. During his reign, he issued an order expelling the Jews from Spain. This was part of an on-going policy of abuse, mistreatment and...
View ArticleThis Day, October 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 15586 BCE (16th of Cheshvan, 3176): King Zedekiah was blinded and taken into captivity. He was the last king of Judea. Zedekiah’s ("Tzidkiyahu") original name was Matanya. He was torn between...
View ArticleThis Day, October 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 16521 BCE (10th of Tishrei): Darius, the Persian monarch under whose rule the Second Temple was completed, and six companions killed another claimant to throne and cemented his position as...
View ArticleThis Day, October 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 17832 BCE(7 Cheshvan 2928): This is considered the traditional date of the inauguration of the first Temple in Jerusalem by King Solomon. As far as many Jews are concerned, the dedication is...
View ArticleThis Day, October 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 1867 CE: Roman soldiers captured Gamla, a fortress in Israel's Golan region, and killed all its inhabitants. The ancient historian Josephus Flavius, a leader of the Jewish revolt against Rome,...
View ArticleThis Day, October 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 19 1187: Pope Urban III passed away. Urban was a supporter of the Crusades, the cause of so much Jewish misery. A large part of his papacy was spent in struggle with Frederick I, the Emperor...
View ArticleThis Day, October 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 20 1409 BCE (10 Cheshvan 2351): This is the traditional date of the death of Gad, son of Jacob, one of the Twelve Tribes (born 2196). 460: Aeilia Eudocia, the Byzantine Empress who allowed the...
View ArticleThis Day, October 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 211553 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 36. She died during the childbirth of Benjamin, near...
View ArticleThis Day, October 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 22362: A mysterious fire destroys the temple of Apollo at Daphne outside Antioch. According to one source,the Christians living in Antioch who were angry with the Emperor Julian for the favor...
View ArticleThis Day, October 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 23521 BCE (17thof Tishrei):The first Babylonian record of Nebuchadnezzar III the usurper who challenged the rule of Darius, the Persian ruler under whose reign the building of the Second Temple...
View ArticleThis Day, October 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 2451: Birthdate of Titus Flavius Domitianus, who gained fame as the Roman Emperor Domitian. Domitian was the son of Vespasian and the brother of Titus, all three of whom played a key role in...
View ArticleThis Day, October 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
OCTOBER 25732: Christian forces led by Charles Martel clash defeat the invading Moors at the Battle of Tours which is near Poitiers in modern day France. The victory at Tours ensured that Western...
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