ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Tuesday, February 28, 2023 7 Adar, 5783
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Tuesday, February 28, 2023 7 Adar, 5783 Jewish History Moses' Birth & Passing (1393 and 1273 BCE) Moses was born in Egypt on the 7th of Adar of the year 2368 from creation (1393 BCE) and passed away on his 120th birthday -- Adar 7, 2488 (1273 BCE) Links: A brief biography The Birth of a Leader The Head Moses Disappears More on Moses The Spanish Inquisition (1481) The Inquisition was created in the twelfth century to find "Christian heretics" who would be punished or killed. Eventually, Jews too were open to such charges of heresy, simply for being Jewish; and torture was routinely used to extract "confessions." Over the years, the inquisition, which operated with Papal consent, spread to many countries. In 1481 the Inquisition began to function in Spain to expose the secret Jews, known as the Anusim or Marranos . This Inquisition was anti-Jewish more than in any previous countries. The first public sentencing and burning alive of s