Monthly Archives: August 2015
2 August 1492 Columbus delays departure from Spain #otdimjh
“Christopher Columbus was originally going to sail on August 2, 1492, a day that happened to coincide with the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, marking the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples of Jerusalem. He postponed this original … Continue reading
1 August 1567 Birth of Christian ben Meir Biberbach Gerson #otdimjh
Gerson, Christian ben Meir Biberbach, born at Reeklichhausen, August 1, 1567, received the usual Talmudical education, and was a teacher in several places. [ Bernstein: Some Jewish Witnesses ] A neighbour, who was a Christian woman, borrowed from him ten … Continue reading
