5 Adar
5 אֲדָר
The Month of Adar (אֲדָר)
"When Adar enters, joy increases" (Mishnah Ta'anit 29a). Adar is the happiest month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the festival of Purim on the 14th. The Book of Esther recounts how Queen Esther and Mordechai saved the Jewish people from Haman's decree. It is a month of reversals — of turning sorrow to joy, mourning to celebration. Adar is the last month before Nisan and the arrival of spring, making it a month of anticipation and preparation for redemption.
Born in Adar
Adar is the month of joy, laughter, and divine providence. Those born in Adar are said to be blessed with good fortune, a joyful spirit, and the ability to uplift others.
Holidays: Purim (14 Adar), Shushan Purim (15 Adar)
Full guide to the month of Adar →Mazal: Pisces (Dagim)
The Fish (Dagim) represent blessing, fertility, and hiddenness — just as fish are hidden beneath the water, protected from the evil eye. In Torah thought, Adar's mazal is connected to the hidden miracles of Purim. Those born under Dagim are blessed with joy, adaptability, and the ability to thrive even in challenging circumstances.
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Yahrtzeits on 5 Adar
Rav Avraham Landau of Tchechenov
d. 1875 · Tchechenov
Succeeded the Kotzker Rebbe and Rav Yitzchak Meir as a Rebbe when hundreds of their followers turned to him.
Rav Eliezer Gordon
1841–1910 · Telshe
Leader of the Telshe Yeshiva, student of Rav Yisrael Salanter, who was niftar in London on a fundraising mission after a fire destroyed the yeshiva.
Rav Mordechai Shlomo Friedman
1891–1971 · New York
Boyaner Rebbe in New York, son of the first Boyaner Rebbe, Rav Yitzchak Friedman.
Rav Ze'ev Wolf of Ostracha
d. 1823 · Ostracha
Close student of the Maggid of Mezritch and Rav Pinchas of Koritz, who made aliya in 1798 and settled in Teveriya.
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