Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
6 Adar 5726
Saturday, February 26, 1966
Torah Portion
Parashat Terumah
פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה
Notable on 6 Adar
Expulsion of Jews from Lubeck
Expulsion of the Jews of the Free City of Lubeck, Germany, 1816.
First Printed Chumash with Onkelos and Rashi
The first printed edition of the whole Chumash with Onkelos and Rashi was published in Bologna, 1482.
Martyrdom of R. Shmuel b. Natronai
R. Shmuel b. Natronai, one of the Baalei Tosafot, was tortured and martyred, 1197.
Moshe Rabbeinu Completes Review of the Torah
Moshe Rabbeinu completed his review of the Torah and was told by G-d that his death was coming near.
Rav Daniel Prostitz
Rav of Pressburg and colleague of the Chasam Sofer.
Rav Dovid Povarsky
Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh who learned with Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer and whose chavrusa in Shulchan Aruch was Rav Aharon Kotler.
Rav Naftali Amsterdam
Leading disciple of Rav Yisrael Salanter who immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1902.
About 6 Adar 5726
Saturday, February 26, 1966 corresponds to 6 Adar 5726 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Terumah (פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.