Seven months after the beginning of the Great Flood, and 17 days after the waters covering the earth began to subside, the Ark sheltering Noah, his family, and members of all animal species came to rest on the (still submerged) summit of Mount Ararat.
Links:
A Chronology of the Flood
The Torah's account of the Flood, with commentary (Parshat Noach)
More on The Flood
The Hasmonean fighters recaptured Migdal Tzur from the Greek enemy and proclaimed this day a holiday (Talmud, Megilat Taanit).
Link: The Macabees
The sages said about chutzpah, “Damned is the one who has it, and damned is the one who does not.”
Chutzpah makes a man into an idol. But without it, how can he change the world?
Our conscious mind must know it is nothing, and the power G‑d has placed in our heart may then burst forth.