The Month of Adar

When did Haman's decree happen? In the first or the second Adar?

We find in this month both life and death, beginning and end. Birth and life on the one hand, loss and destruction on the other.

Additional joy serves as an expression of appreciation toward the Almighty for the miracles He performed on our behalf.

From the Purim story, we understood that even the threat of total annihilation can be foiled and bring a new national "lease on life."

The month of Adar is known to be the month of happiness and laughter. The month of Adar is a month of a great effort to compare our will with the will of God.

We enter its chambers "in costume," and exit them unmasked and illuminated.