ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 1 Av, 5783 July 19, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 1 Av, 5783 July 19, 2023 Rosh Chodesh Av Nine Days Torah Reading Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 28:1-3; Numbers 28:3-15 Jewish History Passing of Aaron (1274 BCE) Aaron the first High Priest, brother of Moses and Miriam, passed away at age 123 on the 1st of Av of the year 2487 from creation (1274 BCE). This is the only yahrzeit (date of passing) explicitly mentioned in the Torah (Numbers 33:38). Links: A Midrashic description of Aaron's passing More about Aaron " Aaron " and " On the Essence of Circumstance " -- a spiritual profile based on the Lubavitcher Rebbe's talks Ezra Arrives in Israel (348 BCE) Following their long journey from Babylon (see Jewish history for the 12th of Nissan ), Ezra and his entourage arrived in the land of Israel to be near the newly built second Holy Temple in Jerusalem. A relatively small group came together with Ezra, the majority of Jews, including great Torah scholars, choosing to remain in Babylo