ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Times Wednesday, 16 Kislev, 5784 November 29, 2023
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ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Times Wednesday, 16 Kislev, 5784 November 29, 2023 Jewish History Noah’s Ark Comes to Rest (2104 BCE) On this day, the bottom of Noah's ark , submerged 11 cubits beneath the water's surface, touched down and came to rest on the top of Mount Ararat. (This follows the opinion of the Talmudic sage Rabbi Joshua, who maintains that the Flood began on Iyar 17.) See: Great Flood Begins . Pulver Purim (1804) "Pulver Purim" was established by Rabbi Avraham Danzig (1748-1820) author of the halachic works Chayei Adam and Chochmat Adam , after he and his family were miraculously saved from a fire on the eve of the 16th of Kislev. The inferno engulfed many homes, including his own home and the very room where all of his family members were, causing some of the walls to collapse. Rabbi Avraham Danzig then established the 16th of Kislev as a day of celebration for all of his future descendents. Daily Study Chumash Parshat Vayishlach, 4th Portion (Bereshi