| New Moon - 1 Iyyar - May
6, 2000
| 1 Iyyar 2448 (April 17, 1313 BCE):
According to tradition, this was the date of the first population survey of the Israelite
people taken by Moses. |
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| 2 Iyyar 2928 (April
18, 833 BCE): Traditional date on which King Solomon began building the Temple in
Jerusalem. |
| Yom Hazikaron - 3 Iyyar -
May 8, 2000 - Memorial Day |
| May 08 - Mercury Passes 0.8 Degrees From
Jupiter |
| May 09 - Mercury Passes 2.1 Degrees From
Saturn |
| Yom Ha'Atzmaut - 5 Iyyar -
May 10, 2000 - Israeli Independence Day |
| May 17 - Venus Passes 0.1 Degrees From
Jupiter |
| May 18 - Venus Passes 1.2 Degress From
Saturn |
| May 19 - Mercury Passes 1.1 Degrees From
Mars |
| Lag B'Omer - 18 Iyyar - May
23, 2000 33rd
Day of the Omer |
| May 28 - Jupiter Passes 1.1 Degrees From
Saturn |
| Yom Yerushalayim -
28 Iyyar 5727 - (Jerusalem Unification day). Prior to the 6-Day War, Israel had
sent repeated requests to King Hussein of Jordan appealing to him remain outside the
conflict (trying, therefore, to prevent a three-front war). Due to Arab League pressure,
Jordan began to shell Jerusalem on June 5. When the Jordanian force crossed the cease-fire
line at Government House, Israel retaliated. General Uzi Narkis brought in Colonel Motta
Gur to lead the attack in Eastern Jerusalem. On June 7, 1967 at 10:15, with the radio
confirmation, "The Temple Mount is in our hands," the Israeli flag was raised
above the Western wall.
| 28 Iyyar 2884 (May 14 876 BCE):
This is the traditional date of death of Samuel, prophet and priest (born 2832). Samuel
was given to the High Priest, Eli, to raise by his parents Hannah and Elkanah as part of
Hannah's promise to God after having trouble in conceiving. As the first prophet following
the period of the Judges, he anointed both Saul and David as Kings, despite his reluctance
to establish a monarchy. |
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