ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 25 Sivan, 5783 June 14, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 25 Sivan, 5783 June 14, 2023 Jewish History Three of the "Ten Martyrs" Killed (2nd century CE) Among the millions of Jews cruelly killed by the Romans were the "Ten Martyrs"--all great sages and leaders of Israel--memorialized in a special prayer recited on Yom Kippur. Three of them--Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha and Rabbi Chanina S'gan Hakohanim--were killed on Sivan 25. Links: The Ten Martyrs Egyptians Sue Jews (4th Century BCE) Egyptian representatives appeared in the court of Alexander the Great, demanding that the Jews pay restitution for all the Egyptian gold and silver they took along with them during the Exodus. Geviha the son of Pesisa, a simple but wise Jew, requested the sages' permission to present a defense on behalf of the Jews. Geviha asked the Egyptians for evidence that the Jews absconded with their wealth. "The crime is clearly recorded in your Torah," the Egyptians gleefull...