Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
25 Adar I 5779
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Torah Portion
Parashat Vayakhel
פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל
Holiday / Observance
Shabbat Shekalim
Notable on 25 Adar I
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 I 5779
Saturday, March 2, 2019 corresponds to 25 Adar I 5779 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.
Shabbat Shekalim falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.