From the Mouths of Babes
Our Rabbis teach that with the arrival of the month of Adar we increase Simcha-Joy. It is in the month of Adar that we celebrate Purim and begin our plans for Pesach and all that Pesach entails.
Our Rabbis place a great deal of the credit for our being saved from the decree of Haman on Tenokot Shel Bet Raban—school aged children. The Midrash shares that the day Haman finally convinced the king to sign off on the destruction of the Jewish people he celebrated in the streets. Haman bumped into Mordechai as Mordechai was trying to catch up to three school aged children returning to their homes from Cheder (school). more ...