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Adar, The Joyous Month

The Month of Adar, in which the threat of destruction of the Jewish People turned into their salvation, is a time of great rejoicing.

Don’t worry be happy!

For some time now, I have been feeling anxious and depressed. It is a general feeling, not connected to any specific thing that I can pinpoint, but it’s driving me crazy. Does Judaism have anything against going to psychiatrists?

Selective Enforcement in Jewish Law

Some two months ago, a German newspaper published what had been a secret Hamas document that was found in Gaza and confiscated by the IDF. The document spelled out the Hamas strategy of dragging out the hostage-release negotiations with Israel, blaming the government of Israel for the delay, and exerting psychological pressure on the hostages' families - thus creating a crescendo of public pressure upon the government.

Adar and the Four Parshiot

when, though, the month of Adar begins we increase our joy. They, in fact, are subtly telling us that there is no coincidence in the world, and that each season has a unique character and nature of its own

Do I Deserve It?

The mindset is that the State of Israel is a kind of "service provider" and the citizen is the customer. Once this is the way of thinking, it is also clear what "I deserve", and woe betide those who will not give it to me.

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30 Shvat 5786 | 17/2/2026

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06:19 Sunrise
8:30 Kriyat Shma MGA
9:06 Kriyat Shma GRA
11:53 Chatzot (Midday)
17:32 Sunset
17:51 Tzet Hakochavim

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4 Adar 5786

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Kaddish for father in law

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman

Question

My husband is saying kaddish for my father who died on 7th of Nissan 5770. my question is because my husband is not a direct decendent even though he was extremely close to my father, does he say kaddish 11 months or 12 months. thank you ,

Answer

Since the punishment of the wicked in Gehinom is for 12 months, and one does not want to assume that one's parents were wicked therefore out of respect for one's parents the minhag is to say only for 11 months. However this reason does not apply for someone who is not a son. Therefore, according to Rav Tokachinsky on Gesher Hachaim(Vol. I, chap. 30, 9,4 ) that it is proper to say Kaddish 12 months. Nonetheless, he mentions that the custom held by many is to say for 11 months. Besorot Tovot

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