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The Month Of Tevet

Date Event Year after creation
1 Esther was taken to King Achashverosh's palace 3400
8 King Talmai locked up 72 sages in 72 different homes, then he told them to translate the Torah into Greek. A great miracle happened and they all translated the same way.
The humiliation ceremony of Dryfus - in france 5655
9 The prophets Ezra Hasofer & Nechemyah the son of Chakliyah died.
10 A fast day - King Nebuchadnezar, made a siege on Yerushalayim which lasted for 3 years till he broke through the walls on the 17th of Tammuz. 3338
16 Purim Bagdad, by the help of the Jews, the Turkish Sultan - Morad the 4th - conquered the city back from the Persians. 3099
20 The Rambam [Maimonides] died at the age of 70. 4965
21 Shimon (Ya'akov's son) was born, and died at the age of 120 years old. 2075 - 2195
23 The Jews from Portugal were expelled. 5257
24 Rabbi Shneiur Zalman MLady died at the age of 68. He was founder of the Lubavitch chassidic group. He wrote the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch HaRav. 5573
25 The Cutim slandered the Jews before the Roman leader Alexander Mokdon. He decided to go to Jerusalem to destroy the Temple.
On the way Shimon HaTzadik wore his High Priestly garments and went out to greet him. When Alexander saw Shimon he got off his horse and bowed down before, and thus the Temple was saved.
As an appreciation to the Roman leader, every boy born that year was called Alexander.
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28 Shimon (Ya'kov's son) was born - and died at 120 years old. 2194-2314
Today the Sanhedrin (high court of 71 judges) returned to the hands of the sages , after the Tzedokim (heretics) ran away. ?

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