How to Sing our Purim Songs in Adar Alef It’s February. In my family, February is known as the “gut” of the school year. It’s dark, it’s cold and the spring seems far off. For many, finding joy is hard in the doldrums of the February routine. Last week, as we were beginning to welcome Adar Alef*, someone started singing about joy. Mi Shenichnas Adar, gets us into the spirit of welcoming Adar, the month of Purim, with happiness and simcha.. “Isn’t it a bit early?”, asked someone in the group. The “real” Adar, is Adar Bet, where we celebrate Purim and truly get into that Purim spirit. This week began Adar Alef and there are no festivities in the offing. Is the rule of increasing joy for Adar applicable to both Adars or just for the second one? R. Eval Vered insists that both Adars are ones that require us to increase our joy, yet there are two kinds of joy and each corresponds to the different Adars.. While some events give us sadness and some give us joy, events are external
Posts
Showing posts from February, 2022