Today is Wednesday, Sivan 25, 5786 · June 10, 2026
Today in Jewish History
• Three of the "Ten Martyrs" Killed (2nd century CE)
Among the millions of Jews cruelly killed by the Romans were the "Ten Martyrs"--all great sages and leaders of
Israel--memorialized in a special prayer recited on Yom Kippur. Three of them--Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha and Rabbi Chanina S'gan Hakohanim--were killed on Sivan 25.
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The Ten Martyrs
• Egyptians "Sue" For Gold & Silver (4th Century BCE)
Egyptian representatives appeared in the court of Alexander the Great, demanding that the Jews pay restitution for all the Egyptian gold and silver they took along with them during the Exodus. Geviha the son of Pesisa, a simple but wise Jew, requested the sages' permission to present a defense on behalf of the Jews.
Geviha asked the Egyptians for evidence that the Jews absconded with their wealth. "The crime is clearly recorded in your Torah," the Egyptians gleefully responded.
"In that case," Geviha said, "the Torah also says that 600,000 Jews were unjustly enslaved by the Egyptians for many, many years. So first let us calculate how much you owe us..."
The court granted the Egyptians three days in which to prepare a response. When they were unable to do so they fled on the following day and never returned.
In Talmudic times, the day when the Egyptian delegation fled was celebrated as a mini-holiday.
(According to some traditions, this event took place on Nissan 24.)
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Alexander The Great
Jews Take Egyptian Wealth
Daily Quote
And Abraham approached G‑d and said: “. . . It behooves You not to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked . . . Shall the Judge of all the earth not act justly?”
— Genesis 18:25
Daily Torah Study
Chumash: Shlach, 4th Portion Bamidbar (Numbers) 14:26-15:7 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapter 119, Verses 1-96
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Tanya: Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah, end of Chapter 7
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• Sefer Hamitzvot:
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• 3 Chapters A Day: Terumot Terumot - Chapter 7, Terumot Terumot - Chapter 8, Terumot Terumot - Chapter 9
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