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4 March 2056 – Release of Mordech-AI #otdimjh
In Shushan today a groundbreaking (and slightly alarming) new LLM—Mordech-AI—has been released to the public. Developed by the visionary thinkers Bob DylAIn and Woody AllAIn, the model promises to retell the Purim story for the modern age. Instead of the … Continue reading
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14 February 1349 St Valentine’s Day Massacre in Strasbourg sees 900 Jews burnt alive #onthisday #otdimjh
From Ha’aretz On February 14, 1349 – St. Valentine’s Day – the Jewish residents of Strasbourg, in Alsace, were burned to death by their Christian neighbours. Estimates of the number murdered range from several hundred to more than 2,000. … Continue reading
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13 February 1824 Birth of George Jessel, Master of the Rolls #otdimjh
Sir George Jessel PC, FRS (13 February 1824 – 21 March 1883) was a preeminent British jurist, Master of the Rolls (1873–1883), and the first Jewish person to hold high judicial office in Britain. His 1873 appointment marked the end … Continue reading
2 May 2026 Jewish Disciples of Jesus Walking Tours #otdimjh
Join us for a walk through Central London and the Jewish East End mapping the history of Jewish followers of Jesus from 1232 to the present day. We follow the route from the first Domus Conversorum (“Home of Converts”) established … Continue reading
1 January 1897/2026 – Hudson Taylor, John Wilkinson and 12 Years of Messianic Jewish history #otdimjh
Happy New Year to all our readers! As “On this day in Messianic Jewish history” steps into its 12th year, with 750+ posts behind us, I’m grateful for a growing community of readers who care about the often-hidden story of … Continue reading
25 December 1824 — Passing of Lord Eardley, MP and Palestine Place sponsor
On this day Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley (born Sampson Gideon, 10 Oct 1744), died in Brighton. A banker-politician of Jewish descent who became a Tory MP (1770–1802) and Irish peer (1789), Eardley was also a notable early patron of … Continue reading
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25 December 4 BCE – Was Yeshua born on Christmas Day? #otdimjh
Every December, the question returns with predictable force: Was Yeshua really born on December 25? A widely shared video (circulating again this year) promises an answer “hiding in plain sight” in seven clues—census logistics, shepherds in the fields, the star, … Continue reading
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14 December 2025 — Bondi Beach Chanukkah Attack #otdimjh
Shabbat Miketz / Chanukkah: Light, Covenant, and the Courage to Remain Human On this day, Jews gathered on Bondi Beach in Sydney for a public Chanukkah celebration—families, songs, candles, the ordinary joy of being visibly Jewish in the open air. … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, australia, bondi-beach, chanukkah, hanukkah, judaism, messianic jews, torah, zohar
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28 October 2025 A Royal Prayer and 60 Years of Nostra Aetate #otdimjh
In this week’s unprecedented ecumenical moment in Rome, King Charles III of Great Britain and Pope Leo XIV stood and prayed together. This moment in the Sistine Chapel was the first joint act of worship between an English monarch and … Continue reading
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18 November 2025 Online Presentation on the First “Messianic” Hebrew New Testament (1885) #otdimjh
Today we commemorate the remarkable Salkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew translation of the New Testament (1885) — a work often described as the first “Messianic” translation of the New Testament into Hebrew. This translation will be highlighted in an upcoming Autumn Seminar by … Continue reading
