ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Thursday, 3 Tammuz, 5783 June 22, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Thursday, 3 Tammuz, 5783 June 22, 2023 3 Tammuz Torah Reading Chukat: Numbers 19:1-17 Jewish History Joshua Stops the Sun (1273 BCE) On the third of Tammuz of the year 2488 from creation (1273 BCE), Joshua was leading the Jewish people in one of the battles to conquer the Land of Israel. Victory was imminent, but darkness was about to fall. "Sun," proclaimed Joshua, "be still at Giv'on; moon, at the Ayalon valley" (Joshua 10:12). The heavenly bodies acquiesced, halting their progress through the sky until Israel's armies brought the battle to its successful conclusion. Links: Three Natural Miracles The Book of Joshua Lubavitch Fire (1851) A great fire destroyed much of the town of Lubavitch, including the home of the third Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (the "Tzemach Tzeddek", 1789-1866) and many invaluable manuscripts of Chassidic teaching. R. Yosef Yitzchak Released from Prison (1927) The sixth Luba