Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
17 Nisan 5739
Saturday, April 14, 1979
Holidays & Observances
Pesach III (CH’’M)
2nd day of the Omer
Notable on 17 Nisan
First Native-Born American Shochet
Solomon Etting of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, became the first native-born American Jew authorized as a shochet (1782).
Noah's Ark Rested on the Mountains of Ararat
Noah's ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, according to the view that the world was created in Nisan.
Rav Meir Abuchatzeira
Son of the Baba Sali, revered as a holy man in Ashdod.
Rav Shlomo Wolbe
Famed mashgiach and author of Alei Shur, a foundational mussar work for the modern yeshiva student.
About 17 Nisan 5739
Saturday, April 14, 1979 corresponds to 17 Nisan 5739 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
Pesach III (CH’’M), 2nd day of the Omer fall on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.