Tuesday · Yom Shlishi
יום שלישי
8 Nisan 5727
Tuesday, April 18, 1967
Notable on 8 Nisan
180-Day Feast of Achashveirosh Ended
The 180-day feast of King Achashveirosh came to an end, as recounted in Megillat Esther.
First Rabbinic Opposition to the Chassidic Movement
The first rabbinic opposition to the Chassidic movement was announced in Vilna (1772), endorsed by the Vilna Gaon.
Rav Eliyahu Shapira of Prague
Author of Eliyahu Rabbah on Shulchan Aruch and Eliyahu Zuta on the Levush, major works on daily halachah.
Rav Mordechai of Neshchiz
A descendant of the Maharal of Prague and a disciple of Rav Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov, a revered Chassidic master.
About 8 Nisan 5727
Tuesday, April 18, 1967 corresponds to 8 Nisan 5727 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.