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The Month Of Kislev

Date Event Year after creation
2 "Purim of Casablanca" - today Hitler's solders were chased out of Casablanca, and they claimed it a holiday like Purim. 5704
Rabbi Aharon Kotler - passed away 5723
3 the Chashmonaim took out all the Idols from the Temple 3597
13 Ravina - compiler of the Talmud Babli passed away 4260
14 Reuven - the son of Ya'akov, was born 2194
Reuven - the son of Ya'akov died - at the age of 124 or 125 2318/9
15 Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi - author of the Mishnah - died 3554
19 the "Maggid of Mezrich" - passed away 5533
25 the Mishkan - that Moshe built - was finished today, (but wasn't put up till 23rd of Adar. so Hashem repaid Kislev with the reopening of the Temple through the Chashmonaim) 2450
the Temple was rededicated by Yehudah Hamaccabi, and the following year they proclaimed it a holiday called Chanukah, after the miracles 3597
28 Since the time of Noach, every year it would continuously rain during those 40 days, till King Solomon came and built the Temple and prayed to God, only then did it stop. 3557

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