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The seventh of Adar marks the birth of Moses, which came in the wake of Pharaoh’s decree that all newborn Jewish boys be cast into the Nile. It was not only a decree against the Jews as a whole; it was a decree targeted specifically against Moses himself.

The seventh of Adar marks the birth of Moses, which came in the wake of Pharaoh’s decree that all newborn Jewish boys be cast into the Nile. It was not only a decree against the Jews as a whole; it was a decree targeted specifically against Moses himself.

In Deuteronomy, the Torah is referred to as “the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob,” of which every Jew is a member.

The translated lyrics to this song: “And on the day of your rejoicing... you shall sound the trumpets over your burnt-offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings.” (Numbers 10:10)

“You shall sound the trumpets over your burnt-offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings.” From the Musaf prayer of Rosh Hashanah.