ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Jewish Wednesday, March 1, 2023 8 Adar, 5783
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Jewish Wednesday, March 1, 2023 8 Adar, 5783 Jewish History Oath on Torah Permitted (1674) In the 1660's the Jewish community of Barbados gained considerable importance. However, they had a decided disadvantage in that their testimony was not admissible in court due to their refusal to take an oath on a Christian Bible. In October 1669, the Jewish community presented a petition requesting permission to take oaths on the Five Books of Moses, the Jewish Bible. Several years later, on Wednesday, February 14, 1674, Barbados passed a law granting the Jewish community the permission they requested. Maryland Law Revoked (1825) In 1715, the Crown Colony of Maryland enacted a law requiring any citizen who wished to hold public office to take an oath of abjuration, which contained the words, "upon the true faith of a Christian." In 1776, the new constitution of the State of Maryland reaffirmed this law, requiring any oath of office to contain a declaration o...