ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Friday, August 4, 2023 17 Av, 5783 - Shabbat, August 5, 2023 18 Av, 5783
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Friday, August 4, 2023 17 Av, 5783 - Shabbat, August 5, 2023 18 Av, 5783 Candle Lighting Light Candles at 6:54 PM Jewish History Hebron Massacre (1929) Sixty-seven Jewish men, women and children were slaughtered, and scores wounded, raped and maimed, by their Arab neighbors in the city of Hebron, who rioted for three days amid cries of "Slaughter the Jews." The killings began on Friday afternoon, 17 Av, and most of the victims lost their lives on Shabbat, 18 Av. The survivors were forced to evacuate to Jerusalem, and the ancient Jewish community of Hebron, which had lived in relative peace in the city for hundreds of years, was not revived until after Israel's capture of Hebron in the 1967 Six Day war. Link: The Hebron Massacre Daily Study Chumash Parshat Eikev, 6th Portion (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 11:10-11:21) Psalms Chapters 83-87 Tanya Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5 Rambam 3 Chapters , 1 Chapter , Sefer Hamitzvot Hayom Yom Today's ...