Wednesday · Yom Revi'i
יום רביעי
26 Adar I 5757
Wednesday, March 5, 1997
Notable on 26 Adar I
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 I 5757
Wednesday, March 5, 1997 corresponds to 26 Adar I 5757 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.