Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
25 Adar 5769
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Torah Portion
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל־פְקוּדֵי
Holiday / Observance
Shabbat HaChodesh
Notable on 25 Adar
Death of Nebuchadnezzar
Death of Nebuchadnezzar, 561 BCE.
Jews of Strasbourg Burned at Cemetery
Jews of Strasbourg burned at the Jewish cemetery, 1349.
King of France Orders Detention of Jews in Paris
King of France orders the detention for ransom of all Jews in Paris, 1181.
President Harrison Petitioned for Jewish State in Palestine
U.S. President Harrison petitioned to aid in reestablishment of Palestine as Jewish state, 1891.
Rav Gershon Kitover
Brother-in-law of the Baal Shem Tov, the first of the Besht's talmidim to move to Eretz Yisrael.
Rav Yaakov Yisrael Fischer
Head of the Eida HaChareidis Rabbinical Court, whose chavrusa was Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer.
World Mizrachi Founded in Vilna
World Mizrachi was founded in Vilna, 1902.
About 25 Adar 5769
Saturday, March 21, 2009 corresponds to 25 Adar 5769 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei (פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל־פְקוּדֵי). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.
Shabbat HaChodesh falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.