Adar ( he, אֲדָר ; from
Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to:
* Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire
* Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language
* Akkadian literature, literature in this language
* Akkadian cuneiform
Cuneiform is a logo- syllabi ...
''adaru'') is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar ( he, הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, translit=HaLuah HaIvri), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance, and as an official calendar of the state of Israel. ...
, roughly corresponding to the month of
March
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March ...
in the Gregorian calendar. It is a month of 29 days.
Names and Leap Years
The month's name, like all the others from the Hebrew calendar, was adopted during the
Babylonian captivity. In the
Babylonian calendar
The Babylonian calendar was a lunisolar calendar with years consisting of 12 lunar months, each beginning when a new crescent moon was first sighted low on the western horizon at sunset, plus an intercalary month inserted as needed by decree. Th ...
the name was Araḫ Addaru or Adār ('Month of Adar').
In
leap years, it is preceded by a 30-day
intercalary month named Adar Aleph ( he, אדר א׳,
Aleph being the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet), also known as "Adar Rishon" (''First Adar'') or "Adar I", and it is then itself called Adar Bet ( he, אדר ב׳,
Bet
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being the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also known as "Adar Sheni" (''Second Adar'' or "Adar II"). Occasionally instead of Adar I and Adar II, "Adar" and "Ve'Adar" are used (Ve means 'and' thus: And-Adar). Adar I and II occur during February–March on the
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...
.
Customs
During the
Second Temple period, there was a Jewish custom to make a public proclamation on the first day of the lunar month Adar, reminding the people that they are to prepare their annual monetary offering to the Temple treasury, known as the
half-Shekel.
Based on a line in the
Mishnah
The Mishnah or the Mishna (; he, מִשְׁנָה, "study by repetition", from the verb ''shanah'' , or "to study and review", also "secondary") is the first major written collection of the Jewish oral traditions which is known as the Oral Tor ...
declaring that Purim must be celebrated in Adar II in a leap year (
Megillah 1:4), Adar I is considered the "extra" month. As a result, someone born in Adar during a non leap year would celebrate their birthday in Adar II during a leap year. However, someone born during either Adar in a leap year will celebrate their birthday during Adar in a non-leap year, except that someone born on 30 Adar I will celebrate their birthday on 1 Nisan in a non-leap year because Adar in a non-leap year has only 29 days.
Holidays
* 7 Adar (II in leap years) –
7th of Adar – some fast on this day in memory of the death of Moses
* 13 Adar (II in leap years) –
Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther (', he, תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר) is a fast from dawn until dusk on Purim eve.
This fast, unlike other fasts is a custom. Unlike the other fasts in Judaism, it is not mentioned in the Talmud, but only in the Midrash ...
– on 11 Adar when the 13th falls on
Shabbat – ''(Fast Day)''
* 14 Adar (II in leap years) –
Purim
Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the Book ...
* 14 Adar I (does not exist in non-leap years;
Karaites celebrate in Adar II) –
Purim Katan
* 15 Adar (II in leap years) –
Shushan Purim
Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jews, Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the ...
– celebration of Purim in walled cities existing during the time of
Joshua
Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...
* 17 Adar (II in leap years) – Yom Adar celebration feast
In Jewish history
* 1 Adar (
circa 1313
BCE
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) – Plague of Darkness, the
ninth plague upon the
Egyptians (
Exodus
Exodus or the Exodus may refer to:
Religion
* Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible
* The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan
Historical events
* Ex ...
10:23). This started on the 1st of Adar, six weeks before the
Exodus
Exodus or the Exodus may refer to:
Religion
* Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible
* The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan
Historical events
* Ex ...
.
* 1 Adar
I(1167/4 CE) – Death of the
Ibn Ezra
* 1 Adar (
circa 1663) – Death of the
Shach
* 2 Adar (598
BCE
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) –
Jerusalem
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falls to
Nebuchadnezzar and
Jeconiah
Jeconiah ( he, יְכָנְיָה ''Yəḵonəyā'' , meaning "Yah has established"; el, Ιεχονιας; la, Iechonias, Jechonias), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( he, יְהוֹיָכִין ''Yəhōyāḵīn'' ; la, Ioachin, Joach ...
is captured.
* 2 Adar (1941 CE) - Death of Rabbi
Yaakov Yehezkiya Greenwald of
Pupa
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* 3 Adar (515
BCE
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) –
Second Temple completed
* 4 Adar (1307) –
Maharam's body ransomed 14 years after his death by Alexander ben Shlomo (Susskind) Wimpfen.
* 4 Adar (1796) – Death of
Rabbi Leib Sarah's, a disciple of the
Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
Israel ben Eliezer (1698 – 22 May 1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov ( he, בעל שם טוב, ) or as the Besht, was a Jewish mystic and healer who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. "Besht" is the acronym for Baal Shem Tov, which ...
. One of the "hidden
tzaddik
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im," Rabbi Leib spent his life wandering from place to place to raise money for the ransoming of imprisoned Jews and the support of other hidden
tzaddik
Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...
im.
* 4 Adar
I(1992 CE) Death of
Menachem Begin
* 5 Adar (1st century
CE) –
Lulianos and Paphos voluntarily gave themselves up to be killed, in order to save innocent Jewish lives in
Laodicea.
* 7 Adar (1393
BCE
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) – Birth of
Moses
* 7 Adar (1273
BCE
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) – Death of
Moses
* 7 Adar (1828) – Death of Rebbe Isaac Taub of Kalov, founder of the
Kalover Hasidic dynasty, and a student of Rabbi Leib Sarah's.
* 9 Adar (1st century
BCE
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) – Academic dissension between
Beit Hillel and
Beit Shammai, erupted into a violent and destructive conflict over a vote on 18 legal matters leading to the death of 3,000 students. The day was later declared a fast day by the
Shulchan Aruch
The ''Shulchan Aruch'' ( he, שֻׁלְחָן עָרוּך , literally: "Set Table"), sometimes dubbed in English as the Code of Jewish Law, is the most widely consulted of the various legal codes in Judaism. It was authored in Safed (today in I ...
, however, it was never observed as such.
* 11 Adar (18th century) – Death of Reb Eliezer Lipman (Elezer Lippe), father of the prominent Chassidic Rebbes Rabbi
Elimelech of Lizhensk
Elimelech Weisblum of Lizhensk (1717–March 11, 1787) was a rabbi and one of the great founding Rebbes of the Hasidic movement. He was known after his hometown, Leżajsk ( yi, ליזשענסק, translit=Lizhensk) near Rzeszów in Poland. He was ...
and Rabbi
Zusha of Hanipol
Rabbi Meshulam Zusha of Hanipol or Meshulum Zusil of Anipoli (1718–1800), Reb Zusha, Reb Zushe, The Rebbe Reb Zusha (sometimes spelled Zushye, Zusil, Zoussia, Zušya, Zushya, Zushia, Zisha of Anipoli) was an early Hasidic luminary and well-k ...
.
* 13 Adar (474
BCE
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) – War between Jews and their enemies in
Persia
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(
Book of Esther, chapter 9).
* 13 Adar (161
BCE
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) – ''Yom Nicanor'' – The Maccabees defeated Syrian general
Nicanor, in a battle fought four years after the Maccabees' liberation of the
Holy Land and the miracle of
Hanukkah
or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem)
, nickname =
, observedby = Jews
, begins = 25 Kislev
, ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet
, celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...
.
* 13 Adar (1895–1986) – Death of Rabbi
Moshe Feinstein
Moshe Feinstein ( he, משה פײַנשטיין; Lithuanian pronunciation: ''Moshe Faynshteyn''; en, Moses Feinstein; March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was an American Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and ''posek'' (authority on ''halakha''—J ...
* 14 Adar (474
BCE
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) –
Purim
Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the Book ...
victory celebrated in the Persian Empire
* 15 Adar (474
BCE
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) –
Purim
Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the Book ...
Victory Celebrated in
Shushan
* 15 Adar (1st century
CE) – Jerusalem Gate Day –
King Agrippa I (circa 21
CE) began construction of a gate for the wall of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
; the day used to be celebrated as a holiday.
* 17 Adar (522
BCE
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) – Yom Adar – the day the Jewish people left Persia following the Purim story
* 18 Adar
953
Year 953 ( CMLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Battle of Marash: Emir Sayf al-Dawla marches north into the Byzantine Empire an ...
- Death of
Josef Stalin
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; brings to a stop the
Doctors' Plot
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* 20 Adar (1st century
BCE
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) –
Choni the Circle Maker prays for rain (
Talmud
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,
Taanit
A ta'anit or ta'anis ( Mishnaic Hebrew: תענית) is a fast in Judaism in which one abstains from all food and drink, including water.
Purposes
A Jewish fast may have one or more purposes, including:
* Atonement for sins: Fasting is not consi ...
23a)
* 20 Adar (1616 CE) – 'Purim Vinz': downfall of Vinzenz Fettmilch and triumphant return of the Jews of Frankfurt under Imperial protection. The day was established as a community Purim for generations and to this day the Washington Heights community does not recite Tachanun on this day.
* 20 Adar (1640) – Death of the "
Bach
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"
* 21 Adar (Adar II, 1786) – Death of Rabbi
Elimelech of Lizhensk
Elimelech Weisblum of Lizhensk (1717–March 11, 1787) was a rabbi and one of the great founding Rebbes of the Hasidic movement. He was known after his hometown, Leżajsk ( yi, ליזשענסק, translit=Lizhensk) near Rzeszów in Poland. He was ...
* 23 Adar (
circa 1312
BCE
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) –
Mishkan
According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...
assembled for the first time; "Seven Days of Training" begin.
* 23 Adar (1866) – Death of
Yitzchak Meir Alter
Yitzchak Meir Rotenberg-Alter ( yi, יצחק מאיר אלטער, pl, Icchak Meir Rothenberg Alter, he, יצחק מאיר אלתר) (1799 – 10 March 1866), was the first Rebbe of the Ger Hasidic dynasty, which he founded in the town of G ...
, first
Rebbe
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of
Ger
* 24 Adar (1817) – The
Blood Libel
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, the accusation that Jews murdered Christian children for their blood, declared false by
Czar Alexander I. Nevertheless, nearly a hundred years later the accusation was officially leveled against
Mendel Beilis in
Kyiv
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Kyi ...
.
* 25 Adar (561
BCE
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) – Death of
Nebuchadnezzar (
Jeremiah
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52:31).
* 25 Adar (1761) – Death of Rabbi
Abraham Gershon of Kitov the brother-in-law and leading foe-turned-disciple of the
Baal Shem Tov
Israel ben Eliezer (1698 – 22 May 1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov ( he, בעל שם טוב, ) or as the Besht, was a Jewish mystic and healer who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. "Besht" is the acronym for Baal Shem Tov, which ...
.
[Rabbi Gershon's gravestone, which lists 25 Adar as his day of passing, was discovered in the ]Mount of Olives
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cemetery in Jerusalem after the Six-day War
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.
* 27 Adar (561
BCE
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) – Death of
Zedekiah
Zedekiah (), was the 20th and last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His birth name was Mattaniah/Mattanyahu ( he, מַתַּנְיָהוּ, ''Mattanyāhū'', "Gift of God"; el, Μαθ ...
in Babylonian captivity.
Meroduch, Nebuchadnezzar's son and successor, freed him (and his nephew Jeconiah) on the 27th of Adar, but Zedekiah died that same day.
* 28 Adar (from the 2nd century onwards) –
Talmudic
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holiday to commemorate the rescinding of a
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
decree against
Torah
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study, ritual
circumcision
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, and keeping the
Shabbat. The decree was revoked through the efforts of Rabbi
Yehudah ben Shamu'a
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Historical ethnic, political and geographic terms
* Tribe of Judah, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel; their allotment corresponds to Judah or Jud ...
and his colleagues. (
Megillat Taanit
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, a
baraita
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on this matter can still be found in
Ta'anit 18a and
Rosh Hashanah 19a)
* 28 Adar (1524) – the Jews of
Cairo
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were saved from the plot of
Ahmad Pasha, who sought revenge against the Jewish minister
Abraham de Castro who had informed Selim II of Ahmad's plan to cede from the Ottoman Empire. To this day, Adar 28th is considered the
Purim
Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the Book ...
of Cairo, with festivities including a special
Megilah reading.
See also
*
Adar Gandelsman –
Miss Universe
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Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
2017
* Adar or Ada is
Sindarin for "father".
* Azar or Adhar ( ar, آذار) is the name for the month of March in the
Levant
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.
*
Arabic names of calendar months
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*
Jewish astrology
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References
External links
This Month in Jewish HistoryResources on the Month of AdarThe month of Adar and the holiday of Purim, minhagim (customs) and halachot (laws)by Rabbi
Eliezer Melamed
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