
“WHEN ADAR BEGINS, WE INCREASE OUR JOY”
The Gemara in Masechet Ta’anit (29a) tells us, “Rabbi Yehuda son of Rav Shmuel ben Shilat taught in the name of Rav: Just as when the month of Av begins we diminish our happiness, so too, when Adar begins we increase our happiness. Rav Papa says, therefore, if a Jew has a court case with a non-Jew pending, he should avoid having it during the … Continue reading “WHEN ADAR BEGINS, WE INCREASE OUR JOY”