Rabbi David Sedley

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Category: Adar

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    Today is the third of Adar. Yesterday was (unsurprisingly) the second of Adar. There is a very interesting historical connection between these two dates, which very few people notice. The second of Adar (598 BCE) was the date that the First Temple was conquered by Nebuchnazzaer, and King Jeconiah taken captive. This comes from Chronicles… Read more

  • Fish and Adar

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    It seems that there is a custom to give goldfish out at kindergarten during the month of Adar. Perhaps this is because the ‘Mazal‘ (astrological sign) of Adar is Pisces I think the (Jewish) source for the connection between months and constellations is Sefer Yitzirah, which writes: CHAPTER V 1. The simple letters are twelve,… Read more