Adar, Month of

Why is Adar such a happy month? Because it is so inauspicious for the Jewish nation!

Because it's a good way to get things done, because it's a good thing to do, because it's a happy time, and because of a fourth reason that's not really a reason

This year is a shanah meuberet (lit., "a pregnant year") or a leap year on the Jewish calendar. The Jewish leap year, which occurs 7 times in a 19-year cycle, has 13 months instead of the regular year's 12. This is so that the lunar-based Jewish year ...

Purim, as everyone knows, falls in the month of Adar. Actually, according to the Kabbalists, it's the other way around: Adar rises in Purim...

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

Judaism offers a 60-day program of outlook-modification, and it launched internationally last week...

First the elephant's trunk is threaded through the eyelet, then his head, followed by his entire huge body. Imagine dreaming such a dream!

Happiness is one of the most sought-after and elusive goals. Everyone wants to have it, but not everyone knows how to find it easily. Why is it so difficult to find? Perhaps because we look for it in the wrong place . . .

Exploring the constellations in Jewish thought and how they relate to our daily lives