For more information about the Weekly Torah Portion or the History of Jewish Civilization go to http://DownhomeDavarTorah.blogspot.com "This Day...In Jewish History " was originally developed as part of the study program for the Jewish History Study Group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There is no claim to originality or scholarship by the "editor", Mitchell A. Levin who is solely responsbile for the content. The sources, including texts and websites are too many and too varied to provide academic citations for each entry or part thereof.
