Monthly Archives: July 2016

22 July St Joseph of Tiberias (c. 285 – c. 356) commemorated #otdimjh   Joseph of Tiberias (c. 285 – c. 356) was a Jewish believer in Jesus. He is also known as Count Joseph and is venerated as Saint Joseph … Continue reading →

21 July 1816 Birth of Paul Reuter / Israel Beer Josaphat, media mogul and founder of Reuter’s #otdimjh Paul Julius, baron von Reuter, original name Israel Beer Josaphat   (born July 21, 1816, Kassel, Electorate of Hesse [Germany]—died Feb. 25, 1899, Nice, … Continue reading →

20 July 1263 Disputation in Barcelona between Nahmanides and Paulo Cristiani #otdimjh Less than twenty- five years elapsed from the date of Donin’ s dispute with R. Jehiel before a second Disputation took place, this time between the convert Pablo Christiani … Continue reading →

19 July 64c.e Great fire of Rome used by Emperor Nero to scapegoat Messianic Jews #otdimjh In a hot July summer of 64 A.D., a fire broke out near the Capena Gate (the marketplace near the Circus Maximus) and spread quickly … Continue reading →

18 July 1290 Edward I issues Edict of Expulsion banning Jews from living in England #otdimjh   King Edward I of England issued an edict expelling all Jews from the kingdom on this date in 1290. It was the first national … Continue reading →

17 July 1810 Birth of Reform Judaism at Seesen, Germany #otdimjh Reform Judaism was launched on this date in 1810 with the opening of the first Reform “temple” in Seesen, Germany. The event was marked by an elaborate ceremony, with a … Continue reading →

16 July 1759, Rabbi Nahman ben Samuel of Busk, follower of false Messiah Jacob Frank, is baptized #otdimjh Jacob Frank (Hebrew: יעקב פרנק‎, Polish: Jakub Frank, born Jakub Lejbowicz; 1726, Korołówka – December 10, 1791, Offenbach am Main) was an 18th-century … Continue reading →

15 July 1930, Birth of Jacques Derrida, Jewish philosopher, critic and postmodern deconstructionist #otdimjh “A Jew is one who asks: Who is a Jew?” JACQUES DERRIDA (1930–2004) was a French philosopher and literary critic. Born on 15 July 1930 in … Continue reading →

14 July 1391 Forced Baptism of Samuel Abravalla #otdimjh Samuel Abravalla, called ‘the great’, was the richest Jew in Valencia. He was forced during the persecution of 1391 to accept Christianity. The jurados of Valencia reported on this baptism on July 14, … Continue reading →

13 July 1844 John Moses Eppstein declares his faith in Yeshua #otdimjh Eppstein, Rev. John Moses (Levi, such was his name at first), was born at Memel, in Prussia, Feb. 24, 1827, being the son of Elijah Levi and Rose, his … Continue reading →