14th of Kislev (5418/1657);~ Begins Tuesday Night (Dec 13th)Yom Zickaron of Rav Menashe ben Yisrael of Amsterdam, author of Nishmat Haim. He was a friend of Rembrandt , who, apart from making an etching of the Rav, also illustrated his books. It was Rav Menashe, who, together with Rav Yaakov Sasportas, pleaded with Oliver Cromwell to allow the Jews to settle in England on philosophical and theological grounds,Perhaps Hashkaba should be said for this Shabbat Hilula ?