Thursday · Yom Chamishi
יום חמישי
13 Adar I 5733
Thursday, February 15, 1973
Notable on 13 Adar I
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther (Ta'anis Esther).
Rav Moshe Feinstein
Widely regarded as the supreme halachic authority for Orthodox Jewry in North America, author of Igros Moshe, and Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim.
Rav Yehuda HeChasid
Author of Sefer Chasidim, one of the most important works of Jewish ethical literature.
War Between Jews and Their Enemies in the Persian Empire
War between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian Empire, 474 BCE.
Yom Nicanor - Maccabees Defeat Nicanor
The Maccabees defeated the Syrian general Nicanor, 161 BCE.
About 13 Adar I 5733
Thursday, February 15, 1973 corresponds to 13 Adar I 5733 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.