Tuesday · Yom Shlishi
יום שלישי
21 Adar 5739
Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Notable on 21 Adar
Purim of Narbonne
Purim of Narbonne, oldest private Purim on record, 1236.
Rav Elimelech of Lizhensk
Author of Noam Elimelech, student of the Maggid of Mezritch, and teacher of the Chozeh of Lublin and other great Chassidic leaders.
Rav Moshe Shmuel Glasner
Great-grandson of the Chasam Sofer, Rabbi of Klausenberg, and author of Dor Revi'i on Tractate Chullin.
Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin
Editor of the Talmudic Encyclopedia, who pioneered the systematic encyclopedic treatment of Talmudic and halachic subjects.
Rav Yitzchak Elchonon Spector
Rav of Kovno for 32 years, author of Be'er Yitzchak, Ein Yitzchak, and Nachal Yitzchak.
About 21 Adar 5739
Tuesday, March 20, 1979 corresponds to 21 Adar 5739 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.