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24 Adar I 5768
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Torah Portion
Parashat Vayakhel
פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל
Today's Art from Israel
Kotel at Dusk by Pessy Samson Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
View ArtworkNotable on 24 Adar I
First Organized Arab Assault on Petach Tikva
First organized Arab assault on a Jewish settlement (Petach Tikva), 1886.
German Troops March into Prague
German troops marched into Prague, 1939.
Germany Occupied Hungary
Germany occupied Hungary, 1944.
Jews of Gluchor Massacred by Ukrainian Mob
Jews of Gluchor massacred by Ukrainian mob, 1918.
Jews of Lithuania Permitted to Return After Exile
Jews of Lithuania were granted permission to return after 8 years exile, 1503.
Jews of Wurtzburg Massacred by Crusaders
Jews of Wurtzburg were massacred by the Crusaders, 1147.
Pope Bans Social Intercourse Between Christians and Jews
The Pope issued a bull banning all social intercourse between Christians and Jews, 1451.
Rav Aryeh Leib Heller
Author of Ketzos HaChoshen and Avnei Miluim, among the most widely studied works in yeshivos, produced despite extreme poverty.
Rav Eliyahu HaKohen Ha'Itamari
Author of Shevet Mussar and nearly 40 other sefarim, whose lineage traces back to Itamar, son of Aharon HaKohen.
Rav Shlomo Elyashiv
Great Kabbalist, author of Leshem Shevo Ve'achlama, Drushei Olam HaTohu, and Hakdamos V'Sha'arim.
Rav Yehoshua Menachem Ehrenberg
Author of Teshuvos Dvar Yehoshua, Av Beis Din of Yaffo, widely regarded as the foremost posek on Gittin.
Rav Yitzchak Meyer of Alesk
Succeeded his father as Rav of Alesk in 1884, a chasid of Rav Yisrael of Ruzhin and Rav Dovid Moshe of Chortkov.
About 24 Adar I 5768
Saturday, March 1, 2008 corresponds to 24 Adar I 5768 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Vayakhel (פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.