Thursday · Yom Chamishi
יום חמישי
13 Adar I 5744
Thursday, February 16, 1984
Today's Art from Israel
Dancing Shadows of Tzfat Watercolor by Leah Luria Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
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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 5744
Thursday, February 16, 1984 corresponds to 13 Adar I 5744 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.