What's with the mitzvah to be happy during Adar? Where does this mitzvah come from, and what can we learn from it? Why is this commandment emphasized so much in Talmudic and Rabbinic sources?
By Shira Klayman, sophomore
A teacher of mine once gave us a photocopy from an obscure publication from the early 1950?s. Out of sheer laziness (or, peace of mind) he neglected to trim off a small (unrelated) d?var Torah on the margin of the page. Out of boredom (or, restless curiosity)...