ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, May 1, 2023 10 Iyar, 5783
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, May 1, 2023 10 Iyar, 5783 Omer: Day 25 - Netzach sheb'Netzach Tonight Count 26 Torah Reading Emor: Leviticus 21:1-15 Jewish History Passing of Eli (891 BCE) Eli the High Priest died upon learning that the Holy Ark containing the Tablets was captured by the Philistines, and that his two sons were killed in battle. Eli was the 13th in the line of the " Shoftim " ("judges") who led the People of Israel during the four centuries between the passing of Joshua in 1245 BCE and the crowning of King Saul in 879 BCE. Link : The High Priest Eli Passing of Rif (1103) Rabbi Isaac Al-Fasi (1013-1103), known by the acronym "Rif," was one of the earliest codifiers of the Talmud. In 1088 he was forced to flee his hometown of Fez, Morocco, to Spain, where he assumed the position of rabbi in Alusina (Lucene). Laws and Customs Count "Twenty-Six Days to the Omer" Tonight Tomorrow is the twenty-sixth day of the Omer Count. Since, ...