13 Teves
- Yahrzeit of Rav Yitzchok Huberman, the Tzaddik of Ra'anana. A student of the Shem MiShmuel who then studied under various other great luminaries of both the Lithuanina and Chassidic world. He spent the war years as a wood cutter in Siberia after which he was briefly a rabbi in Germany and then spent the last 25 years of his life in Ran'anana.
14 Teves
- On this date in 1152 the Ibn Ezra was in England and was asked to counter those who argued that the night should follow the day and not the opposite as it is according to Halacha.
16 Teves
- Purim of Baghdad. In 1529 the Jews of Baghdad helped the Turkish Sultan recapture the city from the Persians.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Chaim Kreisworth (d. 2001), rabbi of Antwerp and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Merkaz HaTorah in Yerushalaim.
17 Teves
- Yahrzeit of the Maggid of Dubno. He traveled to communities in Europe sharing his famous parables to encourage people.
- Yahrziet of Rav Aryeh Leib Lipshutz (d. 1846) known as the Aryeh d'Bei Ilaii. He was a student of the Ketzos HaChoshen and then married into a Chassidic family and was very revered among the CHassidim.
18 Teves
- Yahrzeit of Rav Tzvi Elimielch of Dinov (d. 1851) best known for his B'Nei Yisaschar which are Chassidic essays on the holidays. He wrote many other works including commentary on the Talmud and Halacha.
19 Teves
- Yahrzeit of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Heller, (d. 1813) author of Ketzos HaChoshen, Avnei Miluim and Shev Shamaasa, all very important works in understanding various topics in the Talmud.
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