“Rebbi Asi asks why David ha’Melech compares Esther to the “Shachar,” the break of dawn. He answers that just as daybreak marks the end of the night, so, too, Esther marked the end of miracles” dafyomi.co.il Yoma, The Babylonian Talmud Vol. 1 $12 PayPal
Alexander in Jerusalem,Yoma
On Kislev 21 of the year 3448 from creation 313 BCE, there occurred the historic meeting between Shimon HaTzaddik and Alexander (‘the Great”) of Macedonia. The Samarians, bitter enemies of the Jews, had convinced Alexander that the Jews’ refusal to place his image in their Temple was a sign of rebellion against his sovereignty and […]