ChaBaD Shabbat, January 21, 2023 28 Tevet, 5783
ChaBaD Shabbat, January 21, 2023 28 Tevet, 5783 Torah Reading Va'eira: Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21 Jewish History Birth and Passing of Shimon (1567-1447 BCE) According to sources cited in Seder Hadorot , Tevet 28 is both the birthday and the day of passing of Shimon the son of Jacb ; other sources place the date as Tevet 21. (See the entry for Tevet 21 ). Sadducees Ejected From Sanhedrin (81 BCE) Shimon ben Shetach successfully completed the expulsion of the Sadducees (a sect which denied the Oral Torah and the authority of the Sages) who had dominated the Sanhedrin (Supreme Court), replacing them with his Torah-loyal disciples, on the 28th of Tevet of the year 3680 from creation (81 BCE). Rebbetzin Chana Born (1879) Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson (1879 (O.S.) - 1964), mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe , was born on Tevet 28. Link: A biography of Rebbetzin Chana Laws and Custo...