We say
two things about Adar. We say Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’simcha, when the month
of Adar enters we rejoice. The second thing we say is that the Mazal of Adar is
good for Bnei Yisrael. The Mazal of Adar is Dagim, a Mazal of Beracha to the
Jewish people.
Which is
the cause and which is the effect? Is it because it is a month in which we are
happy therefore it is a good month for the Jewish people, or is it because it
is a good Mazal and month for the Jewish people therefore we rejoice?
I think
99% of the people would assume the simple Pshat that the cause is the fact that
it is a good Mazal for the Jewish people and the result is this time of good
Mazal, therefore, Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’simcha.
Let me
share with you a Maharal on Parshas Shoftim 20:5 – 8 (ה וְדִבְּרוּ
הַשֹּׁטְרִים, אֶל-הָעָם לֵאמֹר, מִי-הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בַיִת-חָדָשׁ וְלֹא
חֲנָכוֹ, יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ: פֶּן-יָמוּת, בַּמִּלְחָמָה, וְאִישׁ
אַחֵר, יַחְנְכֶנּוּ ו וּמִי-הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-נָטַע כֶּרֶם, וְלֹא
חִלְּלוֹ--יֵלֵךְ, וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ: פֶּן-יָמוּת, בַּמִּלְחָמָה, וְאִישׁ
אַחֵר, יְחַלְּלֶנּוּ ז וּמִי-הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-אֵרַשׂ אִשָּׁה, וְלֹא
לְקָחָהּ--יֵלֵךְ, וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ: פֶּן-יָמוּת, בַּמִּלְחָמָה, וְאִישׁ
אַחֵר, יִקָּחֶנָּה). There the
Pesukim talk about individuals who are exempt from going to battle. As we know
a Chasan, someone who built a home, and somebody who just planted a vineyard is
exempt from going to battle. So there the Posuk says, he may die in battle and
someone will marry his wife, or take
his home, or take his vineyard. Rashi says (ואיש אחר יחנכנו: ודבר של עגמת נפש הוא זה). Meaning that it is a thought that breaks
a person. It causes pain and Tzar to individuals.
The Maharal explains, why is this a significantly
important reason for someone not to go to battle? Because it is a (ודבר של עגמת נפש
הוא זה) it is sad when
someone dies have in battle. It is especially touching to a person when you
hear about someone at the height of a time of joy in his life that has a
problem.
The
Maharal says Chalash Daito Alav Kmo She’pirush Rashi. When something like that
happens it causes people to get depressed as Rashi says. The Maharal goes on to
say that the depressing thought of a person dying and someone else taking his
home, his wife, or his vineyard, that depressing thought itself brings bad
Mazal. That brings Misah. The Maharal says that Simcha brings a good Mazal and
that depression brings a bad Mazal. It is actually the Teva Hab’ria that one
follows the other. So that Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’simcha is a Siba (cause)
and not the result for this to be a month of joy and good Mazal.
The
truth is it is a Posuk in Mishlei 18:14
(רוּחַ-אִישׁ, יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ). Meaning the spirit of a man will sustain
his infirmity, it will take care of his disease. A person who is optimistic and
is able to be happy, will have a better outcome from a disease than a person
who is depressed. This is something that is known today statistically. (רוּחַ-אִישׁ, יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ), so that the joy of a person is what helps a person through.
Therefore as we look forward to the month of Adar which is a month of joy, so
as we look forward to Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’simcha, we have to start as
early as we possibly can. It is never too early to get ready for Purim. It is
never too early to start with a Simcha that a person has to have. The lessons
of the difficult times in (מָדַי וּפָרָס) which were turned into times of Simcha.
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