Adar 7

Moses died on the seventh of Adar. The Talmud proves this as follows: In Deuteronomy 34:8 we read that the Jews mourned for thirty days following Moses' death in the Plains of Moab. This area borders Israel, just east of the Jordan River. The book of ...

When a Jew abandons Torah, does he or she lose their connection with G-d? Or is it the Torah that loses its connection with G-d?

One of the purported perks of living a righteous life is that your name lives on long after you are gone. So why does the Torah mark Moses' passing by scratching his name from the record?

What is the theme of Moses' life - and of his birthday, the Seventh of Adar? Moses is Torah. The entire Torah from beginning to end, even the new Torah insights revealed in subsequent generations, derive from what Moses received at Sinai. So the main ...

The seventh of Adar is the birthday and yahrtzeit of Moshe; discover the special quality of the day he was born.

The only parshah where Moshe is not mentioned by name is in this week’s Torah portion; why the exception?

The Talmud relates that Haman cast lots in order to decide which month to implement his evil plot against the Jews. When the lot fell out on the month of Adar he was overjoyed, for Moses, the Redeemer of Israel, passed away on the seventh of Adar. But ...

The 'mazal' of the Jewish people is stronger in Adar.