Adar is the month of Purim, and it carries a particular kind of Jewish joy. It is not joy that ignores what is hard. It is ...

Why Do We Increase in Joy During the Month of Adar? Is This a Month When Iran Will Be Held Accountable Just as It Was With Persia of Old?

To change our lives, we have to flip the way we usually think. Most people say, “First I’ll solve my problems and stop worrying, and then I’ll be happy.” The Torah teaches the exact opposite: the ...

Joyous dancing took place at 770 Eastern Parkway on Rosh Chodesh Adar, joined by many teens who are participating in the ...

The Jewish calendar is rich with months that carry deep historical and spiritual significance. One such month is Adar, a time of joy and celebration, culminating in the holiday of Purim. Adar, which ...

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Ever since the yearly cycle of Torah readings was standardised towards the end of the Second Temple era, and the fixed calendar as calculated by Hillel II (Hillel ben Yehudah, Nasi or head of the ...