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📅 Today in Jewish History
📅 Year 2 – Kayin and Hevel bring their Karban
Adam HaRishon, Kayin and Hevel — On the night of the first Yom Tov of Pesach, Adam HaRishon told his sons Kayin and Hevel that just as in the future Israel would offer Korban Pesach, they too should bring offerings before their Creator; Kayin brought an offering from the earth and Hevel from the flock (Bereishit; Midrash, cited in Leket Yosher, O.C. p. 86)
📅 Year 2018 – The Bris Bein Habesarim with Avraham Avinu
The Bris Bein HaBesarim (the Covenant Between the Pieces) is associated by tradition with Pesach night, when Hashem foretold the exile and eventual redemption of Avraham’s descendants.
📅 Year 2048 – The angels visit Avraham Avinu
The angels visited Avraham Avinu on Pesach to announce the future birth of Yitzchak, who was born one year later on Pesach.
📅 Year 2124 – Passing of Avraham Avinu
Passing of Adam HaRishon according to the tradition of the Leket Yosher. On this day Yaakov Avinu fed Esav the dish of lentils and bread.
📅 Year 2172 – Yitzchak Avinu Blesses Yaakov
Yitzchak Avinu instructed Esav to prepare food so that he could bless him before his death; Rivka then commanded Yaakov to prepare two goats, one corresponding to the Korban Pesach and one to the Korban Chagigah. Yaakov then received the blessings. (Bereishit; Midrash)
📅 Year 2449 – Yetzias Mitzrayim
The 15th of Nissan is the first day of Pesach. On this day, Yetziat Mitzrayim — the Exodus from Egypt — took place, marking the birth of Am Yisrael as a free nation under Hashem.
📅 Year 2710 – Gideon ben Yoash (Yerubaal)
On Pesach night, the angel of Hashem appeared to Gideon, who asked, “Where are all His wonders which our fathers told us, saying: Did not Hashem bring us up from Egypt?” The angel responded, “Go with this strength of yours” (Shoftim 6); Rashi explains this as a merit of defending Israel (melamed zechut)
📅 Year 3060 – The Fall of Sancheriv (סנחריב) and the Year
Sancheriv (Sennacherib), king of Assyria, conducted his major military campaign against the Kingdom of Yehudah in the year 701 BCE. According to Tanach (Melachim II chapters 18–19; Yeshayah chapters 36–37), Sancheriv conquered many fortified cities of Yehudah and laid siege to Yerushalayim during the reign of King Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah). Despite overwhelming military power and blasphemous threats against Hashem, Yerushalayim was spared. That night, a miraculous intervention occurred: an angel of Hashem struck the Assyrian camp, resulting in the sudden death of 185,000 soldiers. Sancheriv was forced to retreat in disgrace to Assyria. Not long afterward, he was assassinated by his own sons while worshipping in the temple of his god. Chazal identify this event as one of the greatest revealed miracles in Tanach — a decisive moment demonstrating that salvation does not depend on military strength, but on Divine will.
📅 Year 3395 – Vashti is executed
After the long first feast of Achashverosh and the shorter second feast, Vashti was executed; some sources place this event on Pesach, while others place it on Yom Kippur (Megillah 12b; Tosafot; Midrash)
📅 Year 3833 – The Fall of Masada
The fortress of Masada fell to the Romans in the year 73 CE, during the period of Pesach.
📅 Today’s Yahrzeits
Rabbi Yonah, son of Rabbi Yeshayah תאומים
👤Their Background[1]
🕯️Rabbi Yonah Teumim
Rabbi Yonah תאומים, son of Rabbi Yeshayah תאומים, was a distinguished Torah scholar and the author of the sefer קיקיון יונה (Kikkayon Yonah). Rabbi Yonah was known for his depth of Torah insight, clarity of thought, and devotion to authentic Torah learning. His writings reflect a deep engagement with the words of Chazal and Rishonim, and they continue to be studied as part of the enduring mesorah of Torah scholarship.
[1] Please not that these historical notes were prepared with the assistance of Copilot Pro, an AI Research Agent, and have not been independently verified.
