This Shabbat we bless the new month of Adar Rishon - the first Adar. Because this is a leap year, our calendar has thirteen months and it is Adar, the month permeated with happiness, which is doubled. We are constantly enjoined by the Torah and our Sages to be joyous. Serve G-d with joy is a well-known maxim which indicates that joy and happiness are an integral part of our Divine service. Sadness and melancholy, we are told, can, G-d forbid, bring one to transgression. And furthermore, the G-dly spirit only rests on a person when he is filled with joy. It is therefore very appropriate that it is the month of Adar which is doubled. For about Adar it is stated, When Adar begins, we increase our joy. The holiday of Purim (which we celebrate in the second Adar) was a time of true salvation for the Jewish people. The whole month, then, remains an auspicious and festive month. The Lubavitcher Rebbe stated that the only work left on our part to bring Moshiach and the redemption (may it take place speedily in our day) is that we permeate our every action with joy. May we have the strength, especially in the upcoming days of the first and second Adar, to fulfill this suggestion with a whole heart. Moshiach NOW!!!
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:06:12 +0000
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