Yom Tov: Thursday, March 10, 2011 4 Adar II, 5771

Thursday, March 10, 2011    4 Adar II, 5771 Yom Tov ערב טוב Yom Tov in two words "Good Day" symbolize and embody the Scripture  "This is the Day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it" Since God created the day from the night in genesis and called it good, it is possible He might have looked at the day dawning and said: "Yom Tov" -Eben Micha'el Ya'akov ben Avraham-

Today in Jewish History Open All Maharam's Body Ransomed (1307)    More Passing of R. Leib Sarah's (1791)    More Roman Ghetto Abolished (1798)    Less In 1555, Pope Paul IV segregated the Jews of Rome in a walled quarter surrounded by gates that were locked at night. The ghettoed Jews were then subjected to various forms of degradation as well as restrictions on their personal freedoms. During the French Revolution, Italy was conquered by Napoleon Bonaparte. On the 4th of Adar (Tuesday, February 20, 1798) the Ghetto was legally abolished. It was reinstated, however, as soon as the Papacy regained control.