On todays date - 14 Teves - in 5501/1740, the Jews of Chevron were - TopicsExpress



          

On todays date - 14 Teves - in 5501/1740, the Jews of Chevron were saved from a harsh decree. The pasha had ordered them to come up with 50,000 piasters or face expulsion and degradation. Following three days of prayer and fasting, the astronomical sum miraculously turned up on the shul’s window sill; it was found by the shamash when he arrived in the morning and was handed over to the greedy pasha. Chevron’s “Purim Taka,” or “Window Purim,” commemorates the event.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:41:45 +0000

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