Friday · Yom Shishi
יום שישי
26 Adar 5753
Friday, March 19, 1993
Notable on 26 Adar
Newport Jewish Community Purchases Burial Ground
The Jewish community of Newport, R.I. purchased a plot of land for a burial ground, 1677.
Operation Nahshon Begins
Operation Nahshon, Haganah's first large-scale offensive, began, 1948.
Pope Orders Burning of the Talmud
The Pope issued a bull ordering the burning of the Talmud, 1244.
Rav Avraham Chaim Brim
A leading talmid chacham and baal mussar in Yerushalayim.
Sarah Schenirer
Founder of the Bais Yaakov movement, which revolutionized Torah education for Jewish women.
About 26 Adar 5753
Friday, March 19, 1993 corresponds to 26 Adar 5753 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.