Sunday · Yom Rishon
יום ראשון
26 Adar 5783
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Today's Art from Israel
Kotel at Dusk by Pessy Samson Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
View ArtworkNotable on 26 Adar
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 5783
Sunday, March 19, 2023 corresponds to 26 Adar 5783 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.