Thursday · Yom Chamishi
יום חמישי
2 Adar 5786
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Today's Art from Israel
Kotel at Dusk by Pessy Samson Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
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Anti-Jewish Riots in Cracow
Anti-Jewish riots in Cracow, 1682.
Fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar
Fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar; King Jeconiah captured and exiled to Babylon, 598 BCE.
Greek Jews of Salonika Transported to Extermination Camps
Greek Jews from Salonika transported to Nazi extermination camps, 1943.
Justinian Issues Novella 146
Byzantine Emperor Justinian issued Novella 146, restricting Torah study and rabbinic interpretation, 553.
Knesset Bill Defining Who Is a Jew
Knesset bill defining a Jew as one born to a Jewish mother or one converted to Judaism, 1970.
Nazis Confiscate Books and Torah Scrolls of Kovno Ghetto
Nazis confiscated all books and Torah scrolls of the Kovno ghetto, 1942.
Rav Avraham Kalmanowitz
Av Beis Din of Tiktin and Rosh Yeshivas Mir in the U.S., who was a leading figure in the Vaad Hatzalah rescue efforts during WWII.
Rav Meir Paprish
Known as the Ohr Tzadikim, he began learning Kabbalah at age 13 as a student of Rav Yaakov Tzemach.
Rav Moshe Schwab
Younger brother of Rav Shimon Schwab, he joined Gateshead Yeshiva in 1946 and authored Ma'archei Lev on the Yomim Tovim.
Rav Yaakov Yechezkiya Grunwald of Pupa
Known as the Vayaged Yaakov, he served as Rav of Pupa, Hungary, and established a yeshiva of 300 students.
Rav Yisrael Alter
The Beis Yisrael, fourth Rebbe of Ger, who rebuilt the Ger dynasty after the Holocaust and served as a major force in the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah.
Rav Yom Tov Algazi
Known as the Maharit Algazi, he served as Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Kel and as Rishon LeTzion, and was a leading student of Rav Shalom Sharabi.
About 2 Adar 5786
Thursday, February 19, 2026 corresponds to 2 Adar 5786 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.