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Shevat (Hebrew
: שְׁבָט, Standard Tiberian
Šəḇāṭ ; from Akkadian
) is the fifth month of the civil year and the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar
. It is a winter month of 30 days. Shevat usually occurs in January–February on the Gregorian calendar
.
repeats the Torah
2 Shevat - (76 BCE) - Alexander-Yannai'
s death celebrated
2 Shevat - (1800) - Death of Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli
3 Shevat - (1935) - Death of the Amshinover Rebbe
4 Shevat - (1810) - Death of Rabbi Abraham Kalisker
4 Shevat - (1984) - Death of Rabbi Israel Abuchatzera
4 Shevat - (1807) - Death of Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib of Sasov
5 Shevat - (1905) - Death of Rabbi Yehudah Arye Leib Alter of Ger
7 Shevat - (1814) - Death of Rabbi Dovid of Lelov
10 Shevat- Death of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, The 6th Rebbe of Lubavitch (1950)
10 Shevat- The Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
formally assumes leadership (1951)
14 Shevat - (1755) - Death of the Pnei Yehoshua
18 Shevat - (1990) - Passing of the Mirrer rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Beinush Finkel
20 Shevat - (1562 BCE)- Birth of Asher
the son of one of the three Patriarchs- Israel-Jacob
.
22 Shevat - (1859) - Death of Kotzker Rebbe
23 Shevat - (1188 BCE) - War on Benjamin
24 Shevat - (517 BCE) - Zechariah's prophecy
25 Shevat - (1883) - Death of Rabbi Israel of Salanter
26 Shevat - (1667) - Passing of the Taz
27 Shevat - (1737) - Death of Rabbi Alexander Sender Schorr
28 Shevat - (second century BCE) - Hasmonean
holiday
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: שְׁבָט, Standard Tiberian
Tiberian vocalization
The Tiberian vocalization is a system of diacritics devised by the Masoretes to add to the consonantal Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible; this system soon became used to vocalize other texts as well...
Šəḇāṭ ; from Akkadian
Akkadian language
Akkadian is an extinct Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest attested Semitic language, it used the cuneiform writing system derived ultimately from ancient Sumerian, an unrelated language isolate...
) is the fifth month of the civil year and the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar , or Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah portions, yahrzeits , and daily Psalm reading, among many ceremonial uses...
. It is a winter month of 30 days. Shevat usually occurs in January–February on the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
.
Shevat in Jewish history
1 Shevat - MosesMoses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
repeats the Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
- On the first of Shevat of the Hebrew year 2488, according to the Book of Deuteronomy, MosesMosesMoses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
convened the Jewish people and began the 37-day "review of the TorahTorahTorah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
", which he concluded on the day of his death on AdarAdarAdar is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days...
7 of that year.
2 Shevat - (76 BCE) - Alexander-Yannai'
Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus was king of Judea from 103 BC to 76 BC. The son of John Hyrcanus, he inherited the throne from his brother Aristobulus I, and appears to have married his brother's widow, Shlomtzion or "Shelomit", also known as Salome Alexandra, according to the Biblical law of Yibbum...
s death celebrated
- Hashmonean King Alexander-YannaiAlexander JannaeusAlexander Jannaeus was king of Judea from 103 BC to 76 BC. The son of John Hyrcanus, he inherited the throne from his brother Aristobulus I, and appears to have married his brother's widow, Shlomtzion or "Shelomit", also known as Salome Alexandra, according to the Biblical law of Yibbum...
(JannaeusAlexander JannaeusAlexander Jannaeus was king of Judea from 103 BC to 76 BC. The son of John Hyrcanus, he inherited the throne from his brother Aristobulus I, and appears to have married his brother's widow, Shlomtzion or "Shelomit", also known as Salome Alexandra, according to the Biblical law of Yibbum...
), a Sadducee and an enemy of the PhariseesPhariseesThe Pharisees were at various times a political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews during the Second Temple period beginning under the Hasmonean dynasty in the wake of...
, died on this date. Known as a ruthless leader, he persecuted the Pharisees and those loyal to them (approximately 50,000 were killed in the years 82-76 BCE). As a result, the day of his death was declared a holiday in Talmudic times.
2 Shevat - (1800) - Death of Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli
- Shevat 2 is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the death) of Chassidic Rabbi Meshulam Zusha of Anipoli (1718?-1800). He was a disciple of the 2nd leader of the Chassidic movement, Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch- The Great Maggid of Mezeritch.
3 Shevat - (1935) - Death of the Amshinover Rebbe
Amshinov (Hasidic dynasty)
Amshinov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Kalish. It is an offshoot of Vurka dynasty. It takes its name from the Yiddish name of Mszczonów, a town in Poland.-History:...
- Shevat 3 is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the death) of Rabbi Yosef ben Rabbi Menachem Kalish zt"l, the Amshinover RebbeAmshinov (Hasidic dynasty)Amshinov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Kalish. It is an offshoot of Vurka dynasty. It takes its name from the Yiddish name of Mszczonów, a town in Poland.-History:...
, who died in 1935.
4 Shevat - (1810) - Death of Rabbi Abraham Kalisker
- Rabbi Abraham Kalisker was a prominent Chassidic Rebbe of the 3rd generation, a disciple of Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch- The Great Maggid of Mezeritch. In 1777 he settled in Eretz Israel together with Rabbi Menachem Mendel of VitebskMenachem Mendel of VitebskMenachem Mendel of Vitebsk , also known as Menachem Mendel of Horodok, was an early leader of Hasidic Judaism. Part of the third generation of Hasidic leaders, he was the primary disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch...
and more than 300 chassidim. Rabbi Abraham died on 4 Shevat 5570 in Tiberias.
4 Shevat - (1984) - Death of Rabbi Israel Abuchatzera
Baba Sali
After this incident, the Jewish population of Tafilalt fled to the nearby city of Arfoud, and then to the city of Boudnib. In Bodniv, Rabbi Yisrael was asked to succeed his brother as rav, but he refused. He wanted to travel to Palestine to print his brother's sefarim...
- Rabbi Israel AbuchatzeraBaba SaliAfter this incident, the Jewish population of Tafilalt fled to the nearby city of Arfoud, and then to the city of Boudnib. In Bodniv, Rabbi Yisrael was asked to succeed his brother as rav, but he refused. He wanted to travel to Palestine to print his brother's sefarim...
(1890–1984), known as "Baba SaliBaba SaliAfter this incident, the Jewish population of Tafilalt fled to the nearby city of Arfoud, and then to the city of Boudnib. In Bodniv, Rabbi Yisrael was asked to succeed his brother as rav, but he refused. He wanted to travel to Palestine to print his brother's sefarim...
", was born in Tafillalt, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
to the Abuchatzera family. He was considered a sage, miracle maker and master kabbalist. In 1964 he moved to the Holy LandHoly LandThe Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
, eventually settling in the southern development townDevelopment townDevelopment town is a term used to refer to the new settlements that were built in Israel during the 1950s in order to provide permanent housing to a large influx of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, Holocaust survivors from Europe and new immigrants , who arrived to the newly established State...
that became famous from him, NetivotNetivotNetivot is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 26,700. It was founded in 1956 as a development town along with Sderot to the north, and Ofakim to the south...
. He died in 1984 on the 4th of Shevat. His graveside in Netivot has become a holy site visited by thousands annually.
4 Shevat - (1807) - Death of Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib of Sasov
- Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sasov (1745–1807), one of the early Chasidic RebbeRebbeRebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
s in Poland, and a disciple of Rebbe Shmelke of NikolsburgShmelke of NikolsburgShmelke of Nikolsburg was one of the great early Chasidic Rebbes. Born Shmuel Horowitz Shmelke of Nikolsburg (1726 Chortkiv, Galicia - 1778 Nikolsburg, Moravia) was one of the great early Chasidic Rebbes. Born Shmuel Horowitz Shmelke of Nikolsburg (1726 Chortkiv, Galicia - 1778 Nikolsburg,...
, died on the 4th of Shevat of the Hebrew year 5567 (1807). He was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Yekusiel Shmelke Erblich.
5 Shevat - (1905) - Death of Rabbi Yehudah Arye Leib Alter of Ger
Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter
Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter , also known by the title of his main work, the Sfas Emes, was a Hasidic rabbi who succeeded his grandfather, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, as the av beis din and Rav of Góra Kalwaria, Poland , and succeeded the Rebbe, Reb Heynekh of Alexander, as Rebbe of the Gerrer...
- Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib AlterYehudah Aryeh Leib AlterYehudah Aryeh Leib Alter , also known by the title of his main work, the Sfas Emes, was a Hasidic rabbi who succeeded his grandfather, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, as the av beis din and Rav of Góra Kalwaria, Poland , and succeeded the Rebbe, Reb Heynekh of Alexander, as Rebbe of the Gerrer...
(1847–1905), who was the second rebbeRebbeRebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
in the Chassidic dynasty of GerGer (Hasidic dynasty)Ger, or Gur is a Hasidic dynasty originating from Ger, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland....
. He was known for his famed Chassidic work "Sfas Emes". He died on the 5th of Shevat of the Hebrew year 5665 (1905). He was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Avraham MordechaiAvraham Mordechai AlterAvraham Mordechai Alter , also known as the Imrei Emes after the works he authored, was the third Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he held from 1905 until his death in 1948. He was one of the founders of the Agudas Israel in Poland and was influential in establishing a network of...
.
7 Shevat - (1814) - Death of Rabbi Dovid of Lelov
Lelov (Hasidic dynasty)
Lelov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty which traces its origins to Rabbi Dovid of Lelów, Poland.The Lelover dynasty migrated from Poland to Jerusalem when Rabbi Dovid's son, Rabbi Moshe Biderman , moved there in the last year of his life. Rabbi Moshe Biderman of Lelov was the son-in-law of Rabbi...
- On the seventh of Shevat, Chasidic Rabbi Dovid Biederman of Lelov (1746–1814) died. He was a disciple of the Seer of Lublin. Rabbi Dovid was known for his Ahavat Yisrael (love of his fellow Jew). It is said he was incapable of seeing faults in a fellow Jew. Two printed collections of stories about him are Migdal David and Kodesh Hillulim. Rabbi Dovid's main disciple was Rabbi Yitzchak of Vurke.
10 Shevat- Death of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, The 6th Rebbe of Lubavitch (1950)
- The sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn died on Shabbat morning, 10th Shevat 5710 (1950 CE) in Brooklyn, New York
10 Shevat- The Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson , known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or just the Rebbe among his followers, was a prominent Hasidic rabbi who was the seventh and last Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. He was fifth in a direct paternal line to the third Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Menachem Mendel...
formally assumes leadership (1951)
- At a Chassidic gathering marking the first Yartzeit of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, the late Rebbe's son-in-law Rabbi Menachem Mendel SchneersonMenachem Mendel SchneersonMenachem Mendel Schneerson , known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or just the Rebbe among his followers, was a prominent Hasidic rabbi who was the seventh and last Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. He was fifth in a direct paternal line to the third Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Menachem Mendel...
, delivered a Chassidic discourse with the title Basi L'Gani ("I came into My Garden"), signifying his formal acceptance of the position of Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe.
14 Shevat - (1755) - Death of the Pnei Yehoshua
Joshua Falk
----Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk was a Polish Halakhist and Talmudist, best known as the author of the Beit Yisrael commentary on the Arba'ah Turim as well as Sefer Me'irat Enayim on Shulkhan Arukh...
- Shevat 14 is the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua Falk KatzJoshua Falk----Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk was a Polish Halakhist and Talmudist, best known as the author of the Beit Yisrael commentary on the Arba'ah Turim as well as Sefer Me'irat Enayim on Shulkhan Arukh...
(1680–1755), author of the Talmudic work "P'nei Yehoshua". He served as Rabbi of LembergLvivLviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
(Lvov) in 1718, Berlin in 1730, MetzMetzMetz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
in 1734 and FrankfurtFrankfurtFrankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
in 1740.
18 Shevat - (1990) - Passing of the Mirrer rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Beinush Finkel
Binyomin Beinush Finkel
Rabbi Binyomin Beinush Finkel, , was the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem.He was born in Mir, Belarus, where his father Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel was the rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva. Rabbi Finkel acquired most of his Torah knowledge during his studies at the yeshiva...
- Death of Rabbi Binyomin Beinush FinkelBinyomin Beinush FinkelRabbi Binyomin Beinush Finkel, , was the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem.He was born in Mir, Belarus, where his father Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel was the rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva. Rabbi Finkel acquired most of his Torah knowledge during his studies at the yeshiva...
, rosh yeshiva in the Mirrer YeshivaMir yeshiva (Jerusalem)The Mir yeshiva , known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. With 6,000 students, it is the largest yeshiva in Israel. Many of the students are from the United States and Canada. It is also believed to be the largest yeshiva in the world...
, Jerusalem from 1965 to 1990.
20 Shevat - (1562 BCE)- Birth of Asher
Asher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
the son of one of the three Patriarchs- Israel-Jacob
Jacob
Jacob "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the New Testament and the Qur'an was the third patriarch of the Hebrew people with whom God made a covenant, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, which were named after his descendants.In the...
.
- AsherAsherAsher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
Jacob's son was the second son of JacobJacobJacob "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the New Testament and the Qur'an was the third patriarch of the Hebrew people with whom God made a covenant, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, which were named after his descendants.In the...
and ZilpahZilpahIn the Book of Genesis, Zilpah is Leah's handmaid who becomes a wife of Jacob and bears him two sons Gad and Asher....
and founder of the Tribe of Asher. He was born on the 20th of Shevat 2199 (1562 BCE) and according to some sources died also on 20th Shevat.
22 Shevat - (1859) - Death of Kotzker Rebbe
- Death of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (1787–1859), Chassidic leader, and forerunner of the Chassidic dynasties of GerGer (Hasidic dynasty)Ger, or Gur is a Hasidic dynasty originating from Ger, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland....
and Kotsk .
23 Shevat - (1188 BCE) - War on Benjamin
- Armies of the Tribes of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
converged upon the Tribe of BenjaminTribe of BenjaminAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
in the aftermath of the "Concubine at Givah" incident. This was a war which nearly brought about the extinction of the BenjamitesTribe of BenjaminAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
, detailed in the Book of JudgesBook of JudgesThe Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
, chapters 19-21).
24 Shevat - (517 BCE) - Zechariah's prophecy
- According to ZechariahBook of ZechariahThe Book of Zechariah is the penultimate book of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew and Christian Bible, attributed to the prophet Zechariah.-Historical context:...
1:7-16, "On the 24th day of the 11th month, which is the month of Shevat, in the second year of the reign of Darius, the word of God came to Zachariah the son of Berechiah the son of Ido the prophet, saying: '...I will return to Jerusalem in mercy, my house will be built within her" This was two years before the completion of the Second TempleSecond TempleThe Jewish Second Temple was an important shrine which stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between 516 BCE and 70 CE. It replaced the First Temple which was destroyed in 586 BCE, when the Jewish nation was exiled to Babylon...
on the 3rd of AdarAdarAdar is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days...
, 515 BCECommon EraCommon Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era...
.
25 Shevat - (1883) - Death of Rabbi Israel of Salanter
- Death of Rabbi Israel Lipkin of Salant (1810–1883)", the founder of the "MussarMussar movementThe Musar movement is a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement that developed in 19th century Eastern Europe, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews. The Hebrew term Musar , is from the book of Proverbs 1:2 meaning instruction, discipline, or conduct...
" (ethicist) movement.
26 Shevat - (1667) - Passing of the Taz
David HaLevi Segal
David ha-Levi Segal , also known as the Turei Zahav after the title of his significant halakhic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, was one of the greatest Polish rabbinical authorities....
- Shevat 26 is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the death) of Rabbi Dovid ben Shmuel HaleviDavid HaLevi SegalDavid ha-Levi Segal , also known as the Turei Zahav after the title of his significant halakhic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, was one of the greatest Polish rabbinical authorities....
(1586-1667), a Halachic authority, known as Taz after his work Turei Zahav ("Rows of Gold"), which is a commentary on Rabbi Yosef CaroYosef KaroJoseph ben Ephraim Karo, also spelled Yosef Caro, or Qaro, was author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Shulchan Aruch, which is still authoritative for all Jews pertaining to their respective communities...
's Shulchan AruchShulchan AruchThe Shulchan Aruch also known as the Code of Jewish Law, is the most authoritative legal code of Judaism. It was authored in Safed, Israel, by Yosef Karo in 1563 and published in Venice two years later...
(Code of Jewish Law
27 Shevat - (1737) - Death of Rabbi Alexander Sender Schorr
- Rabbi Alexander Sender Schorr was a direct descendant of Rabbi Joseph ben Isaac Bekhor ShorJoseph ben Isaac Bekhor ShorJoseph ben Isaac Bekhor Shor of Orleans was a French tosafist, exegete, and poet who flourished in the 2nd half of the 12th century.- Biography :...
of Orléans- one of the famous French TosafistsTosafistsTosafists were medieval rabbis from France and Germany who are among those known in Talmudical scholarship as Rishonim who created critical and explanatory glosses on the Talmud. These were collectively called Tosafot , because they were additions on the commentary of Rashi...
. Rabbi Alexander Sender Schorr was the author of the classical work on the laws of ritual slaughter called The Simla chadashaSimla chadashaThe Simla Chadasha is a compendium on the Jewish laws of ritual slaughter. It was written by Rabbi Alexander Sender Schorr in the 18th century. Rabbi Schorr was the son of Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Schorr, the son of Rabbi Shmuel Shorr, the son of Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Schorr, the son of Rabbi Moshe...
. He died on the 27th of Shevat 5497 in the town of Zelkava.
28 Shevat - (second century BCE) - Hasmonean
Hasmonean
The Hasmonean dynasty , was the ruling dynasty of Judea and surrounding regions during classical antiquity. Between c. 140 and c. 116 BCE, the dynasty ruled semi-autonomously from the Seleucids in the region of Judea...
holiday
- On Shevat 28 (160 BCE?), Antiochus VAntiochus VAntiochus V Eupator , was a ruler of the Greek Seleucid Empire who reigned 163-161 BC, ....
abandoned his siege of Jerusalem and his plans for the city's destruction. This day was observed as a holiday in Hashmonean times. (Megilat Taanit)
Other uses
- "Shebat" and Şubat ʃuˈbat is the name for the month of February in Arabic and TurkishTurkish languageTurkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
. - In the story of XenogearsXenogearsis a science-fiction console role-playing game developed and published by Square for Sony's PlayStation. It was released on February 11, 1998 in Japan and on October 20, 1998 in North America. The game was never released in PAL territories...
, "Shevat" is the name of a country, named after the Hebrew month.