Har HaBait Jewish Sovereign for all Israel

  ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Times displayed for Jerusalem, Israel  |  change Shabbat, 21 Tevet, 5783 January 14, 2023   Torah Reading Shemot: Exodus 1:1 - 6:1 Isaiah 27:6 - 28:13; Isaiah 29:22-23 Jewish History Shimon Born (1567 BCE) Shimon, the second son of Jacob and Leah and the progenitor of the Israelite tribe of Shimon, was born on Tevet 21 (according to another opinion, on Tevet 28), of the year 2194 from creation (1567 BCE), nine years after Jacob's arrival in Charan. Link:   More on Shimon Purim Ancona (1690) On December 23 (21 Teves), 1690, strong earthquakes rattled the city of Ancona, Italy, causing numerous structures to collapse and placing its inhabitants in mortal danger. Miraculously, the Jewish quarter was spared, suffering the collapse of only one house. In commemoration of this event, the local Jewish community established that date as a day of celebration and song, while the previous day—20 Teves—woul