Tuesday · Yom Shlishi
יום שלישי
28 Adar I 5738
Tuesday, March 7, 1978
Today's Art from Israel
Gush Mountaintop Vineyard by Leah Luria Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
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Antiochus V Grants Religious Freedom to Jews
Antiochus V granted religious freedom and autonomy to the Jews of Eretz Yisrael, 163 BCE.
Jews of Prussia Granted Rights
Jews of Prussia were granted rights, 1277.
Purim of Cairo
Purim of Cairo was observed annually in commemoration of an escape from massacre, 1524.
Rav Moshe Chevroni
Rosh Yeshiva of Chevron.
Rav Shmuel Halevi Klein of Boskowitz
Author of Machatzis HaShekel, a super-commentary on the Magen Avraham on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim.
Roman Decrees Against Torah Study Rescinded
Roman decrees against Torah study, circumcision, and Shabbat observance were rescinded, 2nd century CE.
About 28 Adar I 5738
Tuesday, March 7, 1978 corresponds to 28 Adar I 5738 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.