Thursday · Yom Chamishi
יום חמישי
8 Nisan 5756
Thursday, March 28, 1996
Notable on 8 Nisan
180-Day Feast of Achashveirosh Ended
The 180-day feast of King Achashveirosh came to an end, as recounted in Megillat Esther.
First Rabbinic Opposition to the Chassidic Movement
The first rabbinic opposition to the Chassidic movement was announced in Vilna (1772), endorsed by the Vilna Gaon.
Rav Eliyahu Shapira of Prague
Author of Eliyahu Rabbah on Shulchan Aruch and Eliyahu Zuta on the Levush, major works on daily halachah.
Rav Mordechai of Neshchiz
A descendant of the Maharal of Prague and a disciple of Rav Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov, a revered Chassidic master.
About 8 Nisan 5756
Thursday, March 28, 1996 corresponds to 8 Nisan 5756 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.