March 2002
Nisan
(begins Mar 14)
The zodiacal sign of this month is Aries. The tribe of Naphtali is associated with the month of Nisan. It consists of 30 days, and the 1st of Nisan never falls on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. The Mishnah calls the first of Nisan the "new year for kings and festivals." Reigns of monarchs in biblical times were reckoned from that time, but later it was made the seventh month of the civil year. (Ency. Judaica)
Theme: redemption
March 2002
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 17th of Adar |
2 18th of Adar Parashat Ki Tisa Shabbat Parah |
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| 3 19th of Adar |
4 20th of Adar |
5 21st of Adar |
6 22nd of Adar |
7 23rd of Adar |
8 24th of Adar |
9 25th of Adar Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei Shabbat HaChodesh |
| 10 26th of Adar |
11 27th of Adar |
12 28th of Adar |
13 29th of Adar |
14 1st of Nisan Rosh Chodesh Nisan |
15 2nd of Nisan |
16 3rd of Nisan Parashat Vayikra |
| 17 4th of Nisan |
18 5th of Nisan |
19 6th of Nisan |
20 7th of Nisan |
21 8th of Nisan |
22 9th of Nisan |
23 10th of Nisan Parashat Tzav Shabbat HaGadol |
| 24 11th of Nisan |
25 12th of Nisan |
26 13th of Nisan |
27 14th of Nisan Ta'anit Bechorot Erev Pesach |
28 15th of Nisan Pesach I |
29 16th of Nisan Pesach II 1st day of the Omer |
30 17th of Nisan Pesach III (CH''M) 2nd day of the Omer |
| 31 18th of Nisan Pesach IV (CH''M) 3rd day of the Omer |
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Dates of Interest:
March 1, 131 BCE: Syrian General Nicanor was defeated in a battle with the Maccabees. Nicanor, who previously boasted that he would burn the Temple to the ground, was killed near Jerusalem.
March 8, 1957 - Israel is forced by the United Nations and more specifically the United states to withdraw from the Gaza Strip taken in the Sinai Campaign. The entire Sinai was supposed to remain a demilitarized zone which it did until Egypt (Nasser) asked the UN to leave it in preparation for the 6-Day War, to which they complied with alacrity.
March 8, 1616 - "In Frankfurt, Vincent Fettmilch is hanged. That day is commemorated as a feast day known as 'Purim Winz' ('Purim of Vincent') with the reading of the Megillat Vinz composed by Elhanan b. Abraham Helin. Two years earlier, Vincent Fettmilch, a former pastry cook and leader of the 'Guilds,' calling himself the 'new Haman of the Jews' attacked the synagogue while the community was at prayer. Although many tried to organize a defense, they were soon overpowered and many took shelter in the cemetery while the community was destroyed."
March 9, 1949 - David ben-Gurion presented the first government to the Knesset.
March 9, 2002 - Mercury Passes 1.2 Degrees From Uranus
March 14, 2002 - 1st of Nisan, 5762 - Rosh Chodesh Nisan
March 14, 2002 - 1st of Nisan, 2048 - This day marks the traditional date the birth of Isaac son of Abraham. He lived from 2048-2228 (180 years).
March 15, 2002 - 2 Nisan, 2449 - Traditional date for the setting up of the Tabernacle set up by the Israelites in the wilderness. The Tabernacle built by Bezallel and Oholiab was made of acacia wood and covered in gold. There were fine woven materials used in various coverings and curtains. Most of the vessels (candelabra, table, Alters etc.) were made of either pure gold or wood with gold coverings. After crossing the Jordan it was moved to Shilo.
March 20, 2002 - Vernal Equinox, 19:03 UT; Moon Occults Saturn
March 23, 2002 - Shabbat HaGadol ("Great Sabbath") - The Shabbat before Pesach. "The customs pertaining to Shabbat HaGadol, in contrast – even the very existence of such a special shabbat by this name – are mentioned nowhere in the Mishna or the Talmud. The custom seems to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages, and from there it spread throughout the Jewish world." (Yeshivat Har Etzion)
March 24, 2002 - 11th of Nisan, 5030 - This date marks the anniversary of the death of Moses ben Nachman (born 1194) - also known as Nachmanides or as the RamBaN. He is famed for his commentaries on the Bible and his prowess in debating (Pablo Christiany, a heretic Jew, in Aragon 1263). Although King James I decided the debate against him, Nachmanides was favored by the court. He was banished from Spain after papal pressure was brought against him. He later settled in Eretz-Israel where he established a synagogue and school for Talmudic studies.
March 26, 1979 - Peace accord between Israel and Egypt is signed by Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat.
March 27, 2002 - 14th of Nisan, 5762 Ta'anit Bechorot; Erev Pesach
March 28, 2002 - 15th of Nisan, 5762 Pesach I
March 29, 2002 - 16th of Nisan, 5762 Pesach II; 1st day of the Omer
March 30, 1218 - Henry III of England enforced the Yellow Badge Edict. The badge was a piece of yellow cloth in the shape of the Tablets of the Law and was worn above the heart by every Jew over the age of seven.
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