Thursday · Yom Chamishi
יום חמישי
8 Adar I 5741
Thursday, February 12, 1981
Today's Art from Israel
Kotel at Dusk by Pessy Samson Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
View ArtworkNotable on 8 Adar I
Jews of Barbados Granted Permission to Swear on Old Testament
Jews of Barbados were granted permission to take an oath on the Old Testament, 1674.
Rav Aryeh Leib Hanover
Son of the Pnei Yehoshua, served as Rav of Hanover and author of Pnei Aryeh on Bava Kamma.
Rav Moshe Aharon Stern
Grandson of Reb Yaakov Yosef Herman, he served as mashgiach at the Kamenitz Yeshiva for 20 years.
Yeshiva Etz Chaim Established
Yeshiva Etz Chaim, the first elementary school with secular studies in the U.S., established 1886.
About 8 Adar I 5741
Thursday, February 12, 1981 corresponds to 8 Adar I 5741 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.