Adar

The essence of Adar is Nahafoch Hu, the radical reversal that reveals reality is never what it seems, where darkness turns into light and hidden coincidence is exposed as Divine orchestration. The work of Adar is to actively participate in that reversal by fighting the cold cynicism of Amalek with holy wonder, shifting from rigid intellectual control to joyful trust that transcends logic. Through physical joy, alacrity, laughter, and a renewed acceptance of Torah out of love, we awaken from below, shatter the heaviness of winter, and allow the hidden Infinite Light to transform our seriousness into redemption.

The Adar Path: Reversal, Holy Laughter, and the Courage to Choose Joy

In the rhythmic architecture of the year, each month acts as a distinct "climate," radiating a specific quality that invites us to do the internal work necessary for our evolution. As we enter the month of Adar, we find ourselves standing at the "spine" of the year. As the twelfth and final month of the lunar cycle, Adar is the bridge—the seam between the hibernation of winter and the projection of spring.

In the Northern Hemisphere, this transition is palpable. During the winter months, we naturally become more insular and secure. We cover our bodies with layers of garments, protecting ourselves from the biting cold, while our inner selves often follow suit, retreating into a metaphorical "covering" of the soul. This is the season of the "winter blues," a time when heaviness and lethargy can feel like a spiritual gravity. But as Adar begins, the seasonal melancholy begins to lift.

The name Adar itself carries a dual legacy. According to our Sages, the names of the months were imported from the Babylonian Exile. In the ancient Akkadian tongue, Adaru referred to "cutting grain," representing a time of harvest and the culmination of a cycle. Yet, in the Hebrew tradition, the word is linked to Adir—meaning strong, noble, or mighty. It is the "month of strength" because it requires a unique kind of power to navigate the radical reversal that defines this time.

This month is centered on the core theme of Nahafoch Hu—the radical flip where darkness is not merely removed, but converted. When we step into the climate of Adar, we are invited to participate in a cosmic shift from heaviness to lightness, a journey that transforms our very perception of reality.

The defining spiritual mechanic of Adar is the concept of Nahafoch Hu. In the Scroll of Esther, this phrase describes the moment the tides turned: "It was turned upside down, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them." However, from the perspective of holistic psychology, this isn't just a historical event; it is a psychological and spiritual methodology.

"Nahafoch Hu" (translated as "it was turned upside down") describes the radical shift where bad fortune is converted into salvation and joy.

Most spiritual systems focus on the "removal" of darkness. We are told to avoid the "bad" and seek the "good." Adar offers a more sophisticated approach: the conversion of energy. It teaches us that the very material of our struggle is the raw fuel for our highest joy.

In behavioral psychology, we call this Behavioral Activation. When a person is trapped in the "winter heaviness" of depression or stagnation, they often wait for their feelings to change before they act. Adar suggests the opposite. By engaging in the "flip"—by moving the body and changing the environment—we trigger a bottom-up psychological reversal. We don't act because we are happy; we become happy because we act. The month of Adar demands that we take the "heavy element of earth" and infuse it with the "lightness of spirit."

While we typically identify five physical senses, ancient esoteric wisdom identifies twelve Chushim (senses or faculties) that govern the human experience. The "sense" associated with Adar is Laughter (S'chok). This is not the laughter of a joke, but a highly developed sense of irony that allows a person to break through the rigid patterns of a mindless life.

In the human body, Adar is connected to the Spleen (T'chol). This pairing is fascinating from a somatic perspective. Our Sages teach that "the spleen laughs" (Berachos 61b). Historically and biologically, the spleen was associated with "black bile"—the seat of Atzvus (depression) and melancholy. How can the seat of sadness be the source of laughter?

This is the secret of the "Radical Flip." The spleen represents the place where we process the "leftovers" of the mind—the Mosros haMochin (excess of the intellect). When the brain is overwhelmed by logic and linear sequence, it can experience a "melt down." This meltdown can manifest in two ways: tears of tragedy or tears of joy. Adar provides the reconciliation of these opposites, teaching us to take the seat of melancholy and turn it into the seat of laughter.

Mathematically, the depth of this joy is revealed through Gematria.

The word for Laughter (S'chok) has a numerical value of 414. This is exactly the same value as Ohr Ein Sof (The Infinite Light of the Creator). This tells us that when we engage in holy laughter, we are actually accessing the highest level of Divine illumination. By seeing the "comedy" in our struggles—the incongruity between our expectations and the Infinite reality—we shatter our defensive molds and connect with the Divine.

Cynical/Superficial Laughter

Holy/Existential Laughter

Expresses a misperception that life is meaningless or fundamentally alienating.

Grounded in the sacredness and well-being of life.

Fosters depression and reinforces a sense of purposelessness; it is a mask for despair.

Leads to a sense of release from limited perception; a "paradoxical openness."

Uses mockery (Leitzanus) to belittle others or reinforce a cynical "unknowing."

Uses irony to release us from rigid identities and fixed patterns of behavior.

Shatters perception to leave one feeling empty and detached.

Releases us from rigid perception to lead us toward joy, truth, and Infinite Light.

During Adar, we are engaged in a spiritual battle against a specific psychological archetype: Amalek. In Kabbalistic thought, Amalek represents "Cold Doubt" (Safek). It is no coincidence that both Amalek and Safek share the numerical value of 240.

Amalek’s strategy is not to deny God, but to introduce "coolness" and cynicism. He argues that life is Mikreh (random chance). This is the "cooling" of our spiritual warmth. Just as the Nachash (the primordial snake) introduced doubt into the Garden of Eden, Amalek introduces a "negative knowing"—a certainty that nothing really matters. This leads to Zehumah (spiritual filth), a state where the heart becomes deadened by indifference.

The solution is the concept of Lo Yada (Holy Unknowing). This is the practice of rising above the intellect to reach what is called the "Higher Head" (Reisha d’lo Ityada). On Purim, we are told to reach a state of Ad d'lo Yada—until one does not know. This isn't about becoming "stupid"; it's about the psychological humility to admit that our linear logic cannot grasp the Infinite.

This is where the Gematria of 74 becomes vital. The name Esther (Hadasah) has the value of 74, which is the same as Da’as (Knowing/Knowledge). In the Purim story, Esther "hides" her identity. This represents the hiding of the intellect. When we "hide" our need to understand everything perfectly, we actually connect to a deeper, more essential form of "Knowing" that transcends the ego.

The Three Degrees of Doubt (The Kelipah of Amalek):

Relativism: The belief that there are no absolute truths. When "everything is true," nothing is worthy of commitment, leading to a paralysis of the moral strength needed for action.
Cynicism/Nihilism: A mindset that views passion as a weakness. It uses sarcasm to "cool down" those who are seeking meaning, ultimately leading to a sense of absolute hopelessness.
Indifference: A "small-minded" certainty. It is the refusal to seek answers, an attachment to the notion that we "cannot know," which creates a vacuum of purpose.

The Hebrew letter of Adar is the Kuf (ק). The name of the letter is related to the word Kof, which means "monkey." This is a profound allusion to the concept of mimicry, playfulness, and the "masks" we wear.

Visually, the Kuf is the only letter in the Hebrew alphabet whose "leg" extends below the baseline. This represents a descent into the "depths"—a willingness to go into the lower, darker realms of existence to retrieve "fallen sparks" of holiness. This is why we wear masks (Aderes) and costumes on Purim. We are "mimicking" the hiddenness of God, dressing up as the "other" to find the Divine truth buried beneath the surface.

The Kuf also connects us to the archetype of Kayin (Cain). In the Torah, Kayin and Hevel (Abel) represent two psychological types. Hevel was "airy," ethereal, and detached. Kayin was a "tiller of the soil"—earthy, rooted, and tactile. The Kuf, with its rooted leg, represents the soul-energy of Kayin. While Hevel's nature can be spiritual but fragile, Kayin's energy is grounded. When we use the "laughter of Kayin," we are using a laughter that is rooted and free, helping us break the rigid patterns of a "mindless" life. It is the ability to be holy while being fully present in the physical world.

6. Takeaway 5: Why "Fish" are the Ultimate Stealth Mode

The Zodiac sign (Mazal) of Adar is Dagim (Pisces/Fish). Fish live their entire lives "underwater," symbolizing a state of hiddenness. In Kabbalah, each month is associated with an element; Adar is connected to the Element of Water.

Water is the "cold" property in creation. If left unchecked, this coldness can manifest as the apathy of Amalek. However, the "fish" of Adar teach us how to inhabit the "cold" water while maintaining "spiritual warmth" and excitement. This hiddenness provides a unique protection:

Immunity to the "Evil Eye": Because fish are covered by the sea, they are not subject to the "Evil Eye" (Ayin haRa). Similarly, the miracles of Adar (like the Purim story) are "clothed" in natural events rather than overt supernatural displays.
Nature as a Vessel: The Gematria of nature (HaTeva) is 86. This is exactly the same as the Divine name Elokim. This reveals that nature is not an independent force; it is a vessel or a "mask" that contains the Transcendent One.

In Adar, we learn to see that God is present even when He is hidden. Just as fish thrive in a world we cannot see from the surface, Divine providence operates beneath the surface of seemingly "random" (Mikreh) events.

The tribe associated with Adar is Naftali, whom the patriarch Yaakov described as an Ayalah Shelucha—a "swift deer." The core trait of Naftali is Zerizus (Alacrity or Speed).

Alacrity means doing things quickly, in their right time, without the hesitation of procrastination. From a holistic perspective, this is the cure for the "heavy element of earth" (melancholy). When we feel depressed, we ruminate; we stop and second-guess our decisions, allowing doubt to enter the equation.

The "mind-to-body/body-to-mind loop" suggests that physical movement can break psychological paralysis. When the body is weighted down by a lack of sleep or physical heaviness, the mind follows. Like the swift deer, we are encouraged to "do something" quickly—exercise, stretch, or simply move toward a goal. This physical "lightness" (the element of Air/Wind) shakes off the winter heaviness and allows the spirit to become joyful again. By being "light on our feet," we embody a sense of emotional flexibility that can dance through the complexities of life.

Joy is not a monolithic emotion; it exists in a hierarchy that climbs from the purely physical to the absolute existential essence. While various holidays provide different types of joy, Adar and Purim represent the peak of this structure.

Joy Type

Occasion

Soul Level

Divine Letter

Physical Joy

Shabbos

Nefesh

Final Hei

Emotional Joy

Yom Tov (Festivals)

Ruach

Vav

Intellectual Joy

Sukkos

Neshamah

First Hei

Spiritual Joy

Simchas Beis haShoeivah

Chayah

Yud

Existential Joy

Purim/Adar

Yechidah

Tip of the Yud

Physical Joy is experienced in the body (rest, food, intimacy). Emotional Joy is the feeling of being "loved" by the Creator. Intellectual Joy comes from the resolution of a difficulty or understanding a complex truth. Spiritual Joy (Chayah) is the "arousal of joy from the left side," a breakthrough of spiritual light.

However, Existential Joy—the joy of Adar—is the highest. It corresponds to the Yechidah, the point where the soul is one with the Source. It is the "Tip of the Yud," the crown of all crowns. This joy is "unconditioned." It does not depend on our understanding or our physical state. It is the joy of simply being, a state of "Holy Unknowing" that transcends the ego and connects us to a place of total freedom.

Every month has a specific permutation of the four-letter Divine Name (Yud-Hei-Vav-Hei). For Adar, the sequence is derived from the Torah verse: "Iryoh V’lasoreikah B’ni Asono..." ("He shall tie to the vine his donkey..."). The last letters of each of these four words form the permutation: Hei-Hei-Yud-Vav.

This is a profound reversal of the standard order. In the standard Name, the "Giver" letters (Yud and Vav) precede the "Receiver" letters (Hei). This represents a "Top-Down" flow of light. But in Adar, the Hei letters (the Receivers/Us) come first. This signifies a "Bottom-Up" awakening.

This means that the light of Adar is initiated by us—by our choices, our laughter, and our efforts to find God within the "natural" world. It is a month where the "receiver" becomes the initiator. The verse also mentions the "donkey" (Chamor), which is etymologically related to Chomer (physicality/materiality). When we tie our "donkey" (our physical body and its material needs) to the "vine" (the source of joy and wine), we saturate our physical existence with holiness. We don't wait for a miracle from above; we create the vessel from below, triggering an unprecedented revelation.

Ultimately, Adar is the month of Bechirah (Free Choice). In a world that can feel random (Mikreh) or heavy with the chains of causality, we are given the freedom to choose our response.

To choose life is to choose the "positive side of the not-knowing." When we face the uncertainties of the future, we have two options: we can choose the "unknowing" of Amalek—which is cynicism, doubt, and indifference—or we can choose the "Holy Unknowing" of Adar—which is a connection to the Infinite essence of reality.

By embracing the masks, the laughter, and the "radical flip" of this month, we transform the "winter" of our lives into the "spring" of our redemption. As Adar concludes the year, it brings us to a place of "Limitless Expression." We activate the prophetic vision where "swords are beaten into plowshares"—where the very forces of destruction are converted into tools for peace. No matter how deep the winter, the "radical flip" to spring is always possible. We need only the strength (Adir) to laugh at the darkness until it becomes light.

The Essence of Adar

Begin the Path of Adar

Shevat is the month of:

Reversal unfolding beneath apparent chaos
Hidden miracles moving inside ordinary events
Cold doubt dissolving into courageous trust
Laughter breaking the rigidity of logic
Joy chosen before circumstances change
Light emerging precisely where darkness once ruled
The impossible quietly becoming reality

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Perek Shira

Song of Songs

13 Principles of Faith

Adar is the twelfth month, representing the natural cycle, yet its deeper essence is 13, the numerical value of Echad (One) and Ahava (Love). This teaches that beneath the structure of nature lies a hidden unity holding everything together. What appears fragmented or governed by fate is sustained by the One.

Purim reveals this secret. Haman trusted in lottery and constellation, but Adar overturned destiny through Nahafoch Hu, the great reversal. The month shows that what looks random is actually Divine orchestration.

Adar invites us to rise beyond rigid logic and enter trust beyond calculation. Through love and joyful faith, we connect to the hidden 13 within the 12. In doing so, we transform fate into redemption.

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Tehillim for the Month of Adar

Adar is a month of hidden miracles, when joy surges beneath the surface and salvation transforms apparent chaos into divine celebration. Reading Tehillim during this time aligns the soul with the natural rhythm of the season, increased simchah, overturned decrees, and protection that reveals Hashem's reign. These chapters were traditionally associated with Adar because they allow a person to experience Purim's topsy-turvy redemption as a living expression of Divine presence.

Tehillim 13 – “Ad anah” moves from “How long…?” and a sense of concealment to “I will sing to Hashem, for He has dealt bountifully with me,” so it is used when asking to transform tzarot into yeshuot.
Tehillim 20 – “Ya’ancha Hashem b’yom tzarah” is a tefillah for salvation in a time of distress and is a classic chapter to recite for help and victory; it matches the Purim/Adar theme of national yeshuah.
Tehillim 30 – “Hafachta mispedi l’machol li” explicitly describes turning mourning into dancing and sackcloth into joy, which is almost a pasuk‑level description of what happens from Taanit Esther to Purim.
Tehillim 91 – “Yoshev b’seiter Elyon” focuses on Hashem’s sheltering protection from dangers, plagues, and enemies and is used very often as a segulah for protection; this matches the hidden, protective miracles of Adar.
Tehillim 100 – “Mizmor l’todah” is all about serving Hashem with simchah and entering His gates with thanksgiving, so it is fitting for a month whose core avodah is “marbin b’simchah.”
Tehillim 93 – “Hashem malach, ge’ut lavesh… mikolot mayim rabbim adirim mishberei yam; adir bamrom Hashem.” The word “adirim” (mighty) is linked homiletically to “Adar,” and the perek describes Hashem’s absolute reign over the “waters” and chaos, resonating with the idea that even in the hidden, topsy‑turvy story of Purim, Hashem is utterly in control.

The Spiritual Energy of Adar

Adar is the strategic turning point of the year, the bridge between winter’s heaviness and the expansive rebirth of spring. It is the month of reversal, where what appears final is quietly preparing to flip, and where concealed Divine orchestration replaces cold coincidence. Adar teaches that beneath the surface of nature and rigid logic lies a deeper current of Infinite Light waiting to be revealed.

The spiritual signature of Adar reflects this reversal. The permutation of the Divine Name associated with this month is Hei-Hei-Yud-Vav, a reordering that places the receivers before the givers. This shift signals that transformation begins from below, through our willingness to receive, realign, and reawaken rather than passively wait for change from above.

This permutation is drawn from the final letters of the verse, “He shall tie to the vine his donkey, and to the vine branch his donkey’s foal.” The donkey represents physical heaviness and material existence, while the vine represents wine, joy, and spiritual vitality. Adar teaches us to bind the heaviness of the body to the joy of the soul, anchoring physical life to transcendent purpose.

Nature itself becomes a vessel for something higher during this month. What once felt fixed, harsh, or purely circumstantial is revealed as part of a greater redemptive design. The world is not merely acted upon from above, but participates in drawing down blessing through initiative, repentance, courage, and joy.

The work of Adar is to move from heaviness to holy laughter. Through alacrity, fluidity, and grounded celebration, we filter out the toxic doubt that cools the soul and replace it with courageous trust. In confronting cynicism and embracing sacred not knowing, we rise above the illusion of randomness and step into existential joy, where even the lot of Purim becomes a tool of Divine purpose and redemption.

Queen Esther Tomb

Tucked into the hills of northern Israel, near the ancient ruins of Bar’am, lies a quiet and little-known site connected to one of the most mysterious figures in Jewish history. While Bar’am National Park preserves the majestic remains of a once-thriving Jewish village and synagogue, dating back to the early 1200s identifies a nearby hillside as the burial place of Queen Esther, and sometimes Mordechai. Marked today by a simple stone plaque and wooden sign, the site draws devoted visitors, especially around Purim, who gather to read the Megillah in the Galilean air. It is a place where history, tradition, and living memory meet, reminding us that the story of hidden miracles continues to echo through the Land of Israel.

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Holidays in Adar

Rosh Chodesh Adar
The month begins with a shift in spiritual atmosphere. Our Sages teach, “When Adar enters, simchah increases,” establishing joy not as a reaction, but as an avodah. From the very first day, we consciously expand our inner light and optimism.

Purim Katan – 14 Adar I (Leap Years Only)
In a leap year, the first Adar contains a minor Purim. There is no tachanun, and some enhance their meal to mark the quiet joy of the day. It serves as a subtle preparation for the fuller revelation to come.

Shushan Purim Katan – 15 Adar I
Observed the following day in leap years, this carries a similar tone of understated simchah. Though without the full mitzvot of Purim, it maintains the current of increased joy.

Ta’anit Esther – 13 Adar II
The fast of Esther precedes Purim and recalls the communal teshuvah and tefillah of the Jewish people before their salvation. If it falls on Shabbat, it is observed earlier on Thursday, the 11th of Adar II. It reminds us that redemption was preceded by return and spiritual awakening.

Purim – 14 Adar II
The central celebration of the month. We read the Megillah, send mishloach manot, give matanot la’evyonim, and rejoice with a festive seudah. Purim celebrates the hidden miracle that overturned Haman’s decree and revealed Divine providence within nature.

Shushan Purim – 15 Adar II
Observed in walled cities such as Jerusalem, this day completes the joy. It highlights that redemption unfolded in stages and that even within concealment, Divine timing is precise.

Yahrzeit of Tzaddikim in Adar

Adar 1

Rav Avrohom Ibn Ezra
- Father's Name: Meir Ibn Ezra
- Date: Adar 1, 4924
Rav Azarya Figu/Figo/Piccio
- Father's Name: Efraim Figu/Figo/Piccio
- Date: Adar 1, 5407
Rav Shabsai HaKohen Katz
- Known As: Shach
- Father's Name: Meir Katz
- Date: Adar 1, 5423
Rabbeinu Shmuel of Krakow
- Known As: Olas Tomid
- Father's Name: Yosef
- Date: Adar 1, 5460
Rav Refoel Immanuel Chai Ricchi
- Known As: Mishnas Chassidim
- Father's Name: Avrohom Ricchi
- Date: Adar 1, 5503
Rav Yitzchok Isaac Eichenstein of Safrin
- Father's Name: Alexander Eichenstein
- Date: Adar 1, 5560 / Adar 2, 5560
Rav Yitzchok Isaac
- Father's Name: Tzvi
- Date: Adar 1, 5560
Rav Menachem Mendel Ashkenazi
- Father's Name: Boruch Bendet
- Date: Adar 1, 5587
Rav Boruch Halberstam of Gorlitz
- Known As: Divrei Boruch
- Father's Name: Chaim Halberstam
- Date: Adar 1, 5666
Rav Uri HaKohen Yalas of Sambor
- Father's Name: Efraim Tzvi Yalas
- Date: Adar 1, 5670
Rav Mordechai
- Father's Name: Moshe
- Date: Adar 1, 5676
Rav Yitzchok Isaac Eichenstein
- Known As: Kiviashder Rav of Forest Hills, Queens
- Father's Name: Aharon Meir Eichenstein
- Date: Adar 1, 5764
Rav Boruch Dovid Rosenberg
- Father's Name: Gershon Chanoch Rosenberg
- Date: Adar 1, 5764

Adar 2

Rav Yosef
- Father's Name: Shabtai
- Date: Adar 2
Rav Meir Paprish
- Known As: Ohr Tzaddikim
- Date: Adar 2, 5422
Rav Dovid Madjar
- Father's Name: Moshe Madjar
- Date: Adar 2, 5560
Rav Yom Tov Algazi
- Known As: Maharit Algazi
- Father's Name: Yisrael Yaakov Algazi
- Date: Adar 2, 5562
Rav Aharon Arye Leib Leifer
- Father's Name: Meir Leifer
- Date: Adar 2, 5573
Rav Binyomin Zev Lev Rokeach
- Known As: Shaarei Torah, Benjamin Wolf Löw
- Father's Name: Elozor Rokeach
- Date: Adar 2, 5611
Rav Yitzchok Meir Heschel of Zinkov
- Date: Adar 2, 5615
Rav Yaakov Yechizkiyohu Grunwald
- Known As: Vayaged Yaakov
- Father's Name: Moshe Grunwald
- Date: Adar 2, 5701
Rav Avrohom Kalmanowitz
- Father's Name: Aharon Arye Leib Kalmanowitz
- Date: Adar 2, 5724
Rav Yisroel Alter of Gur
- Known As: Gerrer Rebbe, Beis Yisrael
- Father's Name: Yehuda Aryeh Leib Alter
- Date: Adar 2, 5737
Rav Moshe Schwab
- Father's Name: Yehuda Schwab
- Date: Adar 2, 5739
Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik
- Known As: Reb Beryl, Rosh Yeshivas Brisk
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik
- Date: Adar 2, 5741
Rav Mordechai Wulliger
- Father's Name: Moshe Wulliger
- Date: Adar 2, 5755
Rav Simcha Bunim Waldenberg
- Father's Name: Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg
- Date: Adar 2, 5765

Adar 3

Rav Mordechai Yaffe
- Known As: Baal HeLevushim
- Father's Name: Avrohom Yaffe
- Date: Adar 3, 5372
Rav Noach of Cracow
- Father's Name: Pesach
- Date: Adar 3, 5398
Chacham Eliezer Di Avila or De Avila
- Known As: Rav Adda of Morocco
- Father's Name: Shmuel Di Avila
- Date: Adar 3, 5521
Rav Noach Chaim Tzvi Berlin
- Father's Name: Avrohom Meir Berlin
- Date: Adar 3, 5562
Rav Efraim of Butchatch
- Father's Name: Elyokim
- Date: Adar 3, 5567
Rav Binyomin Morgenstern
- Father's Name: Menachem Mendel Morgenstern
- Date: Adar 3, 5626
Rav Eliyohu of Mezritch
- Date: Adar 3, 5628
Rav Tzvi Hirsh Sofer
- Known As: of Sarospatak
- Father's Name: Eliezer Lipman Sofer Leibush (Wohl)
- Date: Adar 3, 5630
Rav Eliyohu Dovid Rabinowitz-Teomim
- Known As: Aderes
- Father's Name: Binyomin Rabinowitz
- Date: Adar 3, 5665
Rav Yehuda Greenfeld
- Known As: Kol Yehuda
- Father's Name: Shmaya Greenfeld
- Date: Adar 3, 5667
Rav Yechiel Malach
- Date: Adar 3, 5766

Adar 4

Rav Achai
- Father's Name: Huna
- Date: Adar 4, 4266
Rav Chaim Weill of Prague
- Father's Name: Avrohom Weill
- Date: Adar 4, 5391
Rav Yehuda Leib Yaltushkov
- Known As: Reb Leib Sarehs
- Father's Name: Yosef Yaltushkov
- Date: Adar 4, 5551
Rav Arye Leib Sarah's
- Father's Name: Yosef Sarah's
- Date: Adar 4, 5556
Chaim Yosef Gottleib of Stropkov
- Known As: Tiv Gitten V'Kiddushin
- Father's Name: Aryeh Leib Gottleib
- Date: Adar 4, 5627
Rav Shraga Tzvi Tenenbaum
- Known As: Neta Sorek
- Father's Name: Zev Wolf Tenenbaum
- Date: Adar 4, 5657
Rav Elimelech of Ozerov
- Date: Adar 4, 5660
Yehuda Vernikovsky of Slonim
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Vernikovsky
- Date: Adar 4, 5661
Rav Eliezer Gordon
- Known As: Lazer
- Father's Name: Avrohom Shmuel Gordon
- Date: Adar 4, 5670
Rav Dovid Freidman
- Known As: Dovid'l Karliner
- Father's Name: Shmuel Freidman
- Date: Adar 4, 5675
Rav Mordechai Leib Mann
- Father's Name: Moshe Mann
- Date: Adar 4, 5757
Rav Avrohom Blumenkrantz
- Father's Name: Chaim Menachem Ben Tzion Blumenkrantz
- Date: Adar 4, 5767

Adar 5

Rav Yosef of Rushkov
- Father's Name: Shabtai
- Date: Adar 5, 5580
Rav Zev Wolf of Tcharna-Ostroh
- Known As: Velvele
- Father's Name: Naftoli Tzvi
- Date: Adar 5, 5583
Rav Avrohom Bing of Wurzberg
- Known As: Zichron Avrohom
- Father's Name: Enosh Bing
- Date: Adar 5, 5601
Rav Shmuel Avrohom Abba Shapira
- Father's Name: Moshe Shapira
- Date: Adar 5, 5627
Rav Yeshaya Mushkot of Prague
- Known As: Harei Besomim
- Father's Name: Yaakov Moshe
- Date: Adar 5, 5628
Rav Avrohom Landau
- Known As: Tchechenover Rebbe, Zechuta Avrohom
- Father's Name: Refoel Dobrzinski
- Date: Adar 5, 5635
Rav Shlomo Boruch Tenenbaum of Stropkov
- Known As: Chidushei Harashvat
- Father's Name: Yehuda Tenenbaum
- Date: Adar 5, 5651
Rav Moshe of Kishanov
- Father's Name: Dovid
- Date: Adar 5, 5675
Rav Mordechai Shlomo Friedman
- Known As: Boyaner Rebbe
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Friedman
- Date: Adar 5, 5731
Rav Yosef Farbstein
- Father's Name: Avrohom Yehuda Farbstein
- Date: Adar 5, 5766

Adar 6

Rav Shmuel ben Natronai
- Date: Adar 6, 4957
Rav Dovid of Ostroh
- Father's Name: Mordechai Tobol
- Date: Adar 6, 5510
Rav Avrohom Alkalai of Bulgaria
- Known As: Zechor L'Avrohom
- Father's Name: Shmuel Hasefardi
- Date: Adar 6, 5571
Rav Alexander Ziskind of Plotzk
- Father's Name: Avrohom
- Date: Adar 6, 5597
Rav Moshe of Stenitz
- Father's Name: Binyomin
- Date: Adar 6, 5604
Rav Doniel Prostitz-Steinschneider
- Father's Name: Binyomin Zev Steinschneider
- Date: Adar 6, 5606
Rav Yitzchok Issac Auerbach
- Known As: Divrei Chaim, Av Beis Din of Luntshitz
- Father's Name: Chaim Auerbach
- Date: Adar 6, 5606
Rav Efraim Gottleib of Stropkov
- Father's Name: Chaim Yosef Gottleib
- Date: Adar 6, 5668
Rav Naftoli Amsterdam
- Father's Name: Shlomo Amsterdam
- Date: Adar 6, 5676
Rav Moshe Ginz Schlesinger
- Known As: Chut Hameshulash, Av Beis Din of Kerestir
- Father's Name: Elozor Simcha Bunim Ginz Schlesinger
- Date: Adar 6, 5685
Rav Chanoch Tzvi Levin
- Known As: Bendiner Rav, Yechanen Pe'er
- Father's Name: Pinchas Yaakov Levin
- Date: Adar 6, 5695
Rav Yosef Baumgarten
- Date: Adar 6, 5696
Rav Dovid Povarsky
- Father's Name: Sholom Kostenovitz
- Date: Adar 6, 5759

Adar 7

Moshe Rabbeinu
- Father's Name: Amram
- Date: Adar 7, 2488
Rav Shlomo Efrayim Luntshitzer
- Known As: Kli Yokor
- Father's Name: Aharon Luntshitzer
- Date: Adar 7, 5379
Rav Avrohom Tzvi Hirsch Patznovski
- Father's Name: Eliezer Shlomo Patznovski
- Date: Adar 7, 5579
Rav Yitzchok Isaac Taub
- Known As: Kaliver Rebbe
- Father's Name: Moshe Yechezkel Taub
- Date: Adar 7, 5581
Rav Yosef Klein
- Known As: Ahavas Tzion, Rav & Av Beis Din of Serdehali
- Father's Name: Shmuel Akiva Klein
- Date: Adar 7, 5657
Rav Menachem Mendel Landau of Zabeirtze
- Date: Adar 7, 5695
Rav Tzvi Kinstlicher
- Known As: Be'er Tzvi
- Father's Name: Arye Leibish Kinstlicher
- Date: Adar 7, 5725
Rav Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht
- Father's Name: Yisrael Elozor Goldvicht
- Date: Adar 7, 5755
Rav Yaakov Yissocher Ber Rosenbaum
- Known As: Nadvorna Bnei Brak Rebbe
- Father's Name: Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum
- Date: Adar 7, 5772

Adar 8

Rav Yosef Yavetz
- Known As: Yesod Ha'emunah
- Father's Name: Chaim
- Date: Adar 8, 5267
Rav Gershon of Lotzk
- Date: Adar 8, 5548
Rav Yitzchok Gershon of Luzk
- Date: Adar 8, 5548
Rav Arye Leib Falk
- Known As: Pnei Arye
- Father's Name: Yaakov Yehoshua Falk
- Date: Adar 8, 5549
Rav Yechezkel Yalzahn
- Father's Name: Yoel Yalzahn
- Date: Adar 8, 5645
Rav Tuvia of Brigel
- Father's Name: Meshulem Zalman Yehonoson
- Date: Adar 8, 5672
Rav Yosef Yedid
- Father's Name: Mordechai Yedid
- Date: Adar 8, 5690
Rav Avrohom Noach Paley
- Date: Adar 8, 5692
Rav Moshe Aharon Stern
- Father's Name: Yom Tov Lipman Stern
- Date: Adar 8, 5758

Adar 9

Rav Mordechai Meisel
- Father's Name: Shmuel Meisel
- Date: Adar 9, 5361
Rav Shlomo Zalman of Volozhin
- Known As: Reb Zalmele
- Father's Name: Yitzchok
- Date: Adar 9, 5548
Rav Menachem Mendel Stern
- Known As: Derech Emunah, Av Beis Din of Sighet
- Father's Name: Shmuel Stern
- Date: Adar 9, 5594
Rav Yaakov Paket
- Known As: Emes L'Yaakov
- Father's Name: Moshe Yechiel Paket
- Date: Adar 9, 5688
Rav Yisroel Yaakov Leifer of Chust
- Father's Name: Mordechai Leifer
- Date: Adar 9, 5689
Rav Mordechai Segal Lowy of Tosh
- Father's Name: Meshulem Feish Segal Lowy
- Date: Adar 9, 5696
Rav Shmuel Dovid HaLevi Ungar of Nitra
- Known As: Neos Deshe, Av Beis Din of Nitra
- Father's Name: Yosef Moshe Ungar
- Date: Adar 9, 5705
Rav Yechiel Michel Schlesinger
- Father's Name: Eliezer Lipman Schlesinger
- Date: Adar 9, 5709
Rav Chaim Efraim Zeitchik
- Father's Name: Osher Zeitchik
- Date: Adar 9, 5749
Rav Shmuel Auerbach
- Known As: Rosh Yeshivas Maalos Hatorah
- Father's Name: Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
- Date: Adar 9, 5778

Adar 10

Rav Pinchas of Voldova
- Date: Adar 10, 5423
Rav Gershon Ashkenazi
- Known As: Avodas HaGershuni
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Ashkenazi
- Date: Adar 10, 5453
Rav Yosef Yoel of Stefin
- Father's Name: Yaakov Aharon
- Date: Adar 10, 5530
Rav Yosef Boruch Epstein
- Known As: The Gutter Yid of Neustadt
- Father's Name: Klonimus Kalman Epstein
- Date: Adar 10, 5627
Rav Alexander Moshe Lapidus
- Known As: Avnei Zikaron
- Father's Name: Tzvi Hirsch Lapidus
- Date: Adar 10, 5666
Rav Nosson Nota of Oshpitzin
- Known As: Kenaf Renana
- Father's Name: Moshe Dovid
- Date: Adar 10, 5667
Rav Avrohom Zorach Aryeh Yehuda Leibush of Brezen
- Known As: Imrei Yehuda
- Father's Name: Meshulem Feivush
- Date: Adar 10, 5689
Rav Avrohom Yosef Yoska HaLevi Gottesman of Bucharest
- Known As: Emunah Shleimah
- Father's Name: Meir Gottesman
- Date: Adar 10, 5708
Rav Sholom Goldstein
- Father's Name: Yechezkel Shraga Goldstein
- Date: Adar 10, 5744

Adar 11

Rav Chaim Yosef Dovid Azulai
- Known As: Chida
- Father's Name: Refoel Azulai
- Date: Adar 11, 5566
Rav Eliezer Lipman Weissblum
- Father's Name: Avrohom Lipman
- Date: Adar 11, 5573
Rav Mordechai Posner
- Father's Name: Yisrael Boruch Posner
- Date: Adar 11, 5583
Rav Moshe Yehoshua Heschel Orenstein
- Known As: Yam Hatalmud
- Father's Name: Mordechai Zev Orenstein
- Date: Adar 11, 5584
Rav Shmuel Strashun
- Known As: Rashash
- Father's Name: Yosef Zoskovitzer
- Date: Adar 11, 5632
Rav Avrohom Borenstein
- Known As: Sochatchover Rebbe, Avnei Nezer
- Father's Name: Zev Nachum Borenstein
- Date: Adar 11, 5670
Rav Avrohom Abuchatzeira
- Known As: Ginzei Hamelech
- Father's Name: Yaakov Abuchatzeira
- Date: Adar 11, 5673
Rav Yosef Rosen
- Known As: Rogatchover Gaon
- Father's Name: Efraim Fischel Rosen
- Date: Adar 11, 5696
Rav Shmuel Brudny
- Father's Name: Elya Brudny
- Date: Adar 11, 5741

Adar 12

Rebbetzin Glikcha Eiger
- Date: Adar 12, 5556
Rav Shlomo Meyer of Sassov
- Known As: Mincha Chadosho
- Father's Name: Chanoch Henich Dov Meyer
- Date: Adar 12, 5679
Rav Aharon Horowitz of Bytsh
- Father's Name: Meir Horowitz
- Date: Adar 12, 5687
Rav Yehoshua Shapira
- Known As: Keren Yeshua
- Father's Name: Tzvi Elimelech Shapira
- Date: Adar 12, 5692
Rav Alter Eliezer of Bytsh
- Father's Name: Aharon
- Date: Adar 12, 5697
Rav Pinchas Hager
- Known As: Borsha Rebbe
- Father's Name: Boruch Hager
- Date: Adar 12, 5701
Rav Yosef Adler
- Known As: Turda Rav
- Father's Name: Avrohom Adler
- Date: Adar 12, 5737
Rav Moshe Pardo
- Date: Adar 12, 5756
Chacham Chaim Dovid HaLevi
- Father's Name: Moshe Halevi
- Date: Adar 12, 5758
Rav Naftoli Tzvi Halberstam of Bobov
- Father's Name: Shlomo Halberstam
- Date: Adar 12, 5765

Adar 13

Rav Yehuda Klonimus Hachossid
- Known As: Sefer Chassidim
- Father's Name: Shmuel Hachossid
- Date: Adar 13, 4975
Rav Yisroel Isserles of Cracow
- Father's Name: Yosef Isserles
- Date: Adar 13, 5328
Rav Shlomo Zalman
- Father's Name: Yitzchok
- Date: Adar 13, 5548
Rav Avrohom Menachem Mendel of Rovno
- Father's Name: Meshulem Feivish
- Date: Adar 13, 5562
Rav Betzalel of Ostroh
- Known As: Meir Netivim
- Father's Name: Meir
- Date: Adar 13, 5581
Rav Zev Wolf Einhorn
- Known As: Medrash Tenaim
- Father's Name: Yisroel Isser Einhorn
- Date: Adar 13, 5622
Rav Chaim Yaakov Zilberberg
- Father's Name: Avraham Binyamin Zilberberg
- Date: Adar 13, 5690
Rav Moshe HaLevi Gottleib
- Known As: Admor of Stanislav
- Father's Name: Gedalya Gottleib
- Date: Adar 13, 5703
Rav Yitzchok Issac Menachem Eichenstein
- Known As: Admor of Podheitz
- Father's Name: Shlomo Yaakov Eichenstein
- Date: Adar 13, 5703
Rav Moshe Langner
- Known As: Strettiner Rebbe
- Father's Name: Yehuda Tzvi Langner
- Date: Adar 13, 5719
Rav Moshe Feinstein
- Father's Name: Dovid Feinstein
- Date: Adar 13, 5746
Rav Yochanan Sofer
- Known As: Erlauer Rebbe
- Father's Name: Moshe Sofer
- Date: Adar 13, 5776

Adar 14

Rav Menachem Mendel Auerbach
- Known As: AV Beis Din of Kretchin
- Father's Name: Moshe Auerbach
- Date: Adar 14, 5489
Rav Zev Wolf of Zhitomir
- Known As: Ohr Hameir
- Date: Adar 14, 5558
Rav Yaakov Kahana
- Known As: Gaon Yaakov
- Father's Name: Avrohom Kahana
- Date: Adar 14, 5586
Rav Shaul Yechezkel Greenfeld of Litshik
- Known As: Magen Shaul
- Father's Name: Avrohom Shlomo Greenfeld
- Date: Adar 14, 5609
Rav Dov Berish Ashkenazi of Slonim
- Known As: Noda B'Shearim
- Father's Name: Moshe Ashkenazi
- Date: Adar 14, 5612
Rav Tzvi Hirsch Roth
- Date: Adar 14, 5624
Rav Yitzchok Sternhartz of Tultshin
- Father's Name: Nosson Sternhartz
- Date: Adar 14, 5630
Rav Menashe Frankel
- Father's Name: Shlomo Zalman Frankel
- Date: Adar 14, 5725
Rav Shimon Schwab
- Father's Name: Yehuda Schwab
- Date: Adar 14, 5755

Adar 15

Rav Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover
- Known As: Kav Hayoshor
- Father's Name: Aharon Shmuel Kaidanover
- Date: Adar 15, 5472
Rav Yaakov Koppel of Likover
- Known As: Rebbi Koppel Likover
- Father's Name: Klonimus
- Date: Adar 15, 5529
Rav Dov Berish Meislish
- Known As: AV Beis Din of Krakow Warsaw, Chidushei Mahardam on Sefer Hamitzvos
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Meislish
- Date: Adar 15, 5630
Rav Yosef Stern
- Known As: Av Beis Din of Sighet
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Stern
- Date: Adar 15, 5645
Rav Avrohom Simcha Horowitz of Barnov
- Known As: Chamra Tava
- Father's Name: Yisroel Horowitz
- Date: Adar 15, 5676
Rav Meir Karelitz
- Known As: Av Beis Din Lechovitz
- Father's Name: Eliyohu Shmrayahu Yosef Karelitz
- Date: Adar 15, 5715
Rav Yosef Leifer
- Known As: Pittsburgher Rebbe, Tzidkas Yosef
- Father's Name: Yissochor Dov Ber Leifer
- Date: Adar 15, 5726
Rav Chaim Kamil
- Father's Name: Yaakov Kamil
- Date: Adar 15, 5765
Rav Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky
- Known As: Reb Chaim
- Father's Name: Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky
- Date: Adar 15, 5782

Adar 16

Rav Chaim Simcha of Boybrika
- Father's Name: Yaakov
- Date: Adar 16
Rav Sholom Ullmann
- Known As: Reb Sholom Charif
- Father's Name: Yisrael Isser Ullmann
- Date: Adar 16, 5585
Rav Tzvi Hirsch Katznelenbogen of Vilna
- Known As: Nesivos Olam
- Father's Name: Simcha Katzenellenbogen
- Date: Adar 16, 5628
Rav Elozor Menachem Mendel Biderman
- Known As: Lelover Rebbe
- Father's Name: Moshe Biderman
- Date: Adar 16, 5643
Rav Pinchas Menachem Alter
- Known As: Gerrer Rebbe
- Father's Name: Avrohom Mordechai Alter
- Date: Adar 16, 5756

Adar 17

Rav Moshe ben Tudros
- Known As: Rav Moshe Zeligs
- Date: Adar 17, 5519
Rav Avrohom Friedman of Prohbisht
- Father's Name: Sholom Shachne Friedman
- Date: Adar 17, 5573
Rav Chaim Davidson
- Father's Name: Dovid Teveli Davidson
- Date: Adar 17, 5614
Rav Shimon Sofer
- Known As: Michtav Sofer, Rav of Cracow
- Father's Name: Moshe Sofer
- Date: Adar 17, 5643
Rav Naftali Sofer
- Known As: Mateh Naftali
- Father's Name: Mordechai Efraim Fishel Sofer
- Date: Adar 17, 5659
Rav Yitzchok Friedman
- Known As: Boyaner Rebbe, Pachad Yitzchok
- Father's Name: Avrohom Yaakov Friedman
- Date: Adar 17, 5677
Rav Yosef of Dinov
- Father's Name: Tzvi Elimelech
- Date: Adar 17, 5692
Rav Meir Shlomo Yehuda of Mezritch
- Known As: Zichron Mishlei
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Yaakov
- Date: Adar 17, 5702
Rav Yisrael Zev Mintzberg
- Known As: Velvel
- Father's Name: Moshe Tzvi Mintzberg
- Date: Adar 17, 5722
Rav Zalman Shimon Dworkin
- Known As: Rabbi in Crown Heights
- Father's Name: Yeruchem Dworkin
- Date: Adar 17, 5745
Rav Avrohom Menachem Dancyger
- Known As: Alexander Rebbe, Imrei Menachem
- Father's Name: Yehuda Moshe Tyberg
- Date: Adar 17, 5765
Rav Yaakov Osher Kopf
- Known As: Lelov-Baranowitz Rebbe
- Father's Name: Shmuel Ozer Kopf
- Date: Adar 17, 5765

Adar 18

Rav Alexander Ziskind
- Known As: Yesod VeShoresh Ha'avoda
- Father's Name: Moshe
- Date: Adar 18, 5554
Rav Chanoch Henich HaKohen Levine
- Known As: Choshvo Letova, Alexander Rebbe
- Father's Name: Pinchas Levine
- Date: Adar 18, 5630
Rav Shlomo Sofer
- Father's Name: Avrohom Shmuel Binyomin Sofer (Schreiber)
- Date: Adar 18, 5690
Rav Nachum Mordechai Friedman
- Known As: Chortkover Rebbe
- Father's Name: Yisrael Friedman
- Date: Adar 18, 5706
Rav Yechezkel Levenstein
- Known As: Reb Chatzkel
- Father's Name: Yehuda Levenstein
- Date: Adar 18, 5734
Rav Moshe Weber
- Father's Name: Pinchas Leibish Weber
- Date: Adar 18, 5760
Rav Yitzchok Shlomo Zilberman
- Father's Name: Avrohom Moshe Zilberman
- Date: Adar 18, 5761

Adar 19

Rav Dovid Shapira
- Known As: Dinover Rebbe, Tzemach Dovid
- Father's Name: Tzvi Elimelech Shapira
- Date: Adar 19, 5634
Rav Yaakov Shimshon Hager of Kosov
- Father's Name: Chaim Hager
- Date: Adar 19, 5640
Rav Avrohom Dov Naftali Yerachmiel of Porisov
- Father's Name: Yehoshua Osher
- Date: Adar 19, 5672
Rav Yehuda Greenwald
- Father's Name: Yehoshua Greenwald
- Date: Adar 19, 5680
Rav Avrohom Steiner of Kerestir
- Father's Name: Yeshaya Steiner
- Date: Adar 19, 5687
Rav Meir Yechiel HaLevi Halshtuk
- Known As: Ostrovtzer Rebbe, Meir Einei Chachomim
- Father's Name: Avrohom Yitzchok Halshtuk
- Date: Adar 19, 5688
Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld
- Known As: Rav of Yerushalayim, Chochmas Chaim
- Father's Name: Avrohom Shlomo Sonnenfeld
- Date: Adar 19, 5692
Rav Shmuel Engel
- Known As: Gaon of Radomishla, Maharash Engel
- Father's Name: Zev Engel
- Date: Adar 19, 5695
Rav Emanuel Waltfreid of Pavinitz
- Father's Name: Avrohom Moshe Waltfreid
- Date: Adar 19, 5699
Rav Yitzchok Kalish
- Known As: Amshinover Rebbe
- Father's Name: Yosef Yerachmiel Aharon Kalish
- Date: Adar 19, 5753
Rav Yaakov Chaim Jofen
- Father's Name: Avrohom Jofen
- Date: Adar 19, 5763

Adar 20

Rav Yoel Sirkis
- Known As: Bach
- Father's Name: Shmuel Yafeh Chassid Sirkis
- Date: Adar 20, 5401
Rav Yitzchok Yaakov Rabinowitz
- Known As: Reb Itzele Ponevezher
- Father's Name: Shmuel Leib Rabinowitz
- Date: Adar 20, 5679
Rav Shabsai Ish Lipshitz
- Known As: Tiferes Yaakov V'Segulos Yisroel
- Father's Name: Yaakov Yitzchok Lipshitz
- Date: Adar 20, 5689
Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
- Father's Name: Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach
- Date: Adar 20, 5755
Rav Raphael Blum
- Known As: of Kashau - Kasho
- Father's Name: Shmuel Blum
- Date: Adar 20, 5765
Rav Moshe Yehoshua Hager
- Known As: of Vizhnitz, the Yeshuos Moshe
- Father's Name: Chaim Meir Hager
- Date: Adar 20, 5772

Adar 21

Rav Meir Schiff
- Known As: Maharam Schiff
- Father's Name: Yaakov Schiff
- Date: Adar 21, 5401
Rav Eliyohu HaKohen of Izmir
- Known As: Shevet Mussar
- Father's Name: Avrohom Shlomo
- Date: Adar 21, 5489
Rebbe Reb Elimelech Weissblum of Lizhensk
- Known As: Noam Elimelech
- Father's Name: Eliezer Lipman Weissblum
- Date: Adar 21, 5547
Rav Yechiel Michel
- Known As: Av Beis Din of Sipper, Mei Hashiloach
- Father's Name: Avrohom Meir
- Date: Adar 21, 5604
Rav Avigdor Halberstam of Dokla
- Father's Name: Aryeh Leib Halberstam
- Date: Adar 21, 5637
Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spektor
- Known As: Kovno Rav
- Father's Name: Yisrael Isser Spektor
- Date: Adar 21, 5656
Rav Itzele Ponevezher
- Known As: Rosh Yeshiva in Slabodka & Ponovezh
- Date: Adar 21, 5679
Rav Menachem Mendel of Fristik
- Father's Name: Aryeh Leibush
- Date: Adar 21, 5686
Rav Aryeh Leibush Halberstam of Sanz
- Father's Name: Aharon Halberstam
- Date: Adar 21, 5693
Rav Moshe Dovid of Lafosh
- Known As: Tehilla L'Moshe
- Father's Name: Yisroel Yaakov Yukel
- Date: Adar 21, 5695
Rav Binyomin Fuchs
- Known As: Av Beis Din of Barashov & Grosswardein
- Father's Name: Moshe Tzvi Fuchs
- Date: Adar 21, 5696
Rav Yitzchok Horowitz
- Known As: Stutchiner Rebbe
- Father's Name: Moshe Horowitz
- Date: Adar 21, 5700
Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin
- Father's Name: Aharon Mordechai Zevin
- Date: Adar 21, 5736
Rav Avrohom Dov Kohn
- Father's Name: Simchah Shimon Kohn
- Date: Adar 21, 5748
Rav Sholom Schnitzler
- Known As: Tchaba Rav
- Father's Name: Shraga Shmuel Schnitzler
- Date: Adar 21, 5749
Rav Doniel Schur
- Father's Name: Avrohom Leib Schur
- Date: Adar 21, 5766

Adar 22

Rav Yeshaya Shimonowitz
- Known As: Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yaakov Yosef US
- Date: Adar 22
Rav Yosef Bloch of Alesk-Stanov
- Known As: Ginzei Yosef
- Father's Name: Avrohom Bloch
- Date: Adar 22, 5550
Rav Chaim Meir Zev HaKohen Zelfreund
- Known As: Shaarei Chaim
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Avrohom Abali Zelfreund
- Date: Adar 22, 5592
Rav Shlomo of Apta
- Known As: Shvilei Torah
- Father's Name: Yehuda Leib
- Date: Adar 22, 5593
Rav Yitzchok Isaac Weiss of Svelive
- Known As: Divrei Yitzchok
- Father's Name: Avrohom Weiss
- Date: Adar 22, 5654
Rav Yaakov Perlow
- Known As: Novominsker Rebbe, Shufra D'Yaakov
- Father's Name: Shimon Perlow
- Date: Adar 22, 5662
Rav Yechiel Michel Epstein
- Known As: Aruch HaShulchon
- Father's Name: Aharon Yitzchok Epstein
- Date: Adar 22, 5668
Rav Eliezer Dovid of Radoshitz
- Date: Adar 22, 5687
Rav Avrohom Duber Kahana Shapira
- Known As: Av Beis Din of Kovno, Devar Avrohom
- Father's Name: Zalman Sender Kahana Shapira
- Date: Adar 22, 5703
Rav Reuven Grozovsky
- Known As: Rosh Yeshivas Kaminetz & Torah Vodaas
- Father's Name: Shimshon Grozovsky
- Date: Adar 22, 5718
Rav Yisroel Moshe Dushinksy
- Father's Name: Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky
- Date: Adar 22, 5763

Adar 23

Rav Chaim Chaike of Amdora
- Known As: Chaim V'Chesed
- Father's Name: Shmuel
- Date: Adar 23, 5547
Rav Yitzchok Meir Alter Rotenberg of Gur
- Known As: Chidushei Harim
- Father's Name: Yisroel Rotenberg
- Date: Adar 23, 5626
Rav Yaakov Yitzchok Rabinowitz of Biala
- Known As: Divrei Binah
- Father's Name: Nosson Dovid Rabinowitz
- Date: Adar 23, 5665
Rav Meir of Shatz
- Father's Name: Yoel
- Date: Adar 23, 5681
Rav Rephael Shapiro
- Known As: Toras Raphael
- Father's Name: Aryeh Leib Shapiro
- Date: Adar 23, 5681
Rav Shalom Sofer
- Known As: Shulem Schreiber Rav of Brezhna
- Father's Name: Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer (Schreiber)
- Date: Adar 23, 5689
Rav Michel Dovid Rozovsky
- Date: Adar 23, 5695
Rav Shlomo Zafrany
- Date: Adar 23, 5730
Rav Yehuda Moshe Dancyger
- Known As: Emunas Moshe
- Father's Name: Yechiel Yosef Danzcyger
- Date: Adar 23, 5733
Rav Aharon Zilberfarb
- Father's Name: Chanoch Henoch Dov Zilberfarb
- Date: Adar 23, 5754
Rav Yisroel Grossman
- Date: Adar 23, 5767

Adar 24

Rav Chaim Algazi of Kushta
- Known As: Nesivos Hamishpot
- Date: Adar 24
Rav Yitzchok Eizik Margulies of Prague
- Date: Adar 24, 5285
Rav Betzalel Yair Danziger of Lodz
- Date: Adar 24, 5521
Rav Avrohom Tzvi HaKohen Rabinstein
- Known As: Tzaddik Nistar of Makova
- Father's Name: Yaakov Rabinstein
- Date: Adar 24, 5590
Rav Binyomin Diskin of Horodna & Vilna
- Date: Adar 24, 5616
Rav Yitzchok Meyer of Alesk
- Father's Name: Chanoch Henich Dov Meyer
- Date: Adar 24, 5664
Rav Boruch Pinchos Rabinowitz
- Known As: Skolya Rebbe, Otzar Hachaim
- Father's Name: Eliezer Chaim Rabinowitz
- Date: Adar 24, 5680
Rav Shlomo Elyashiv
- Known As: Leshem Shevo Ve'achlama
- Father's Name: Chaim Chaikil Elyashiv
- Date: Adar 24, 5687
Rav Bentzion Weisel
- Known As: Av Beis Din of Tarda
- Father's Name: Kalev Feivel
- Date: Adar 24, 5698
Rav Yitzchok Horowitz of Stitchin
- Father's Name: Moshe Horowitz
- Date: Adar 24, 5700
Rav Chaim Osher of Radoshitz
- Date: Adar 24, 5701
Rav Yehoshua Menachem Arenberg
- Known As: Teshuvos Dvar Yehoshua
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Aryeh Arenberg
- Date: Adar 24, 5736
Rav Gad Eisner
- Date: Adar 24, 5745
Rav Eliyohu Boruch Finkel
- Known As: Bircas Eliyohu
- Father's Name: Moshe Finkel
- Date: Adar 24, 5768

Adar 25

Rav Yitzchok Shapira
- Known As: Elef Hamogen
- Father's Name: Eliezer Shapira
- Date: Adar 25, 5471
Rav Avrohom Gershon Ashkenazi of Kitov
- Known As: Ohr Ki Tov
- Father's Name: Ephraim Ashkenazi
- Date: Adar 25, 5521
Rav Yisroel Leifer of Kalish
- Father's Name: Yitzchok Leifer
- Date: Adar 25, 5640
Rav Yosef Aryeh Leibish Frishman of Tomishov
- Father's Name: Yehoshua Frishman
- Date: Adar 25, 5676
Rav Dovid Shaferber of Brazhov
- Known As: Afraksta D'Anya
- Father's Name: Klonimus Kalman Shaferber
- Date: Adar 25, 5722
Chacham Yitzchak Abuchatzeira
- Known As: Baba Chaki
- Father's Name: Masoud Abuchatzeira
- Date: Adar 25, 5730
Rav Yisroel Yaakov Fisher
- Father's Name: Aharon Fisher
- Date: Adar 25, 5763
Rebbetzin Zehava Braunstein
- Date: Adar 25, 5765
Rav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal
- Known As: Skulener Rebbe, Chessed L'Avrohom
- Father's Name: Eliezer Zusia Portugal
- Date: Adar 25, 5779

Adar 26

Rav Aharon of Ostroh
- Known As: Doctor Gordon
- Father's Name: Shimshon
- Date: Adar 26, 5570
Rav Eliezer Lipa of Chmelnik
- Known As: Orach Letzaddik
- Father's Name: Elimelech
- Date: Adar 26, 5573
Rav Itamar HaKohen
- Known As: Tzaddik Nistar of Tshizikov
- Date: Adar 26, 5580
Rebbetzin Sara Schenirer
- Father's Name: Betzalel
- Date: Adar 26, 5695
Rav Eliyohu Chaim Carlebach
- Date: Adar 26, 5749
Rav Avrohom Chaim Brim of Yerushalayim
- Known As: Shirah Chadasha
- Father's Name: Mordechai Dovid Brim
- Date: Adar 26, 5762

Adar 27

Tzidkiyahu
- Known As: Last king of Yehuda
- Date: Adar 27, 4321
Rav Yosef Shaul Nathanson of Lemberg
- Known As: Shoel Umeishiv, Lemberger Rav
- Father's Name: Aryeh Leibush Nathanson
- Date: Adar 27, 5635
Rav Yeshaya Shor
- Known As: Rav of Yas, Klil Efraim
- Father's Name: Moshe Shor
- Date: Adar 27, 5639
Rav Moshe Meir Rosenstein of Berditchev
- Father's Name: Mordechai Rosenstein
- Date: Adar 27, 5662
Rav Moshe Neuschloss
- Known As: Av Beis Din of Square
- Father's Name: Yaakov Neuschloss
- Date: Adar 27, 5662
Rav Yaakov Yosef Weiss of Spinka
- Known As: Siach Yaakov
- Father's Name: Yisroel Chaim Weiss
- Date: Adar 27, 5676 / Nissan 19, 5748
Rav Shlomo HaKohen Schwartz
- Father's Name: Avrohom Yehuda Schwartz
- Date: Adar 27, 5695
Rav Chaim Sinwani of Yehud
- Father's Name: Yichya Sinwani
- Date: Adar 27, 5739
Rav Yisroel Bergstein
- Date: Adar 27, 5758
Rav Chaim Pinchos Scheinberg
- Known As: Rosh Yeshivas Torah Ore Yerushalayim
- Father's Name: Yaakov Yitzchok Scheinberg
- Date: Adar 27, 5772

Adar 28

Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel

Known As: The Kapishnitzer Rebbe
Father's Name: Yitzchok Meir Heschel
Date: Adar 28, 5727
Rav Shlomo Wolbe
Known As: Author of Alei Shur
Father's Name: Noach Wolbe
Date: Adar 28, 5765
Rav Bentzion Abba Shaul
Known As: Rosh Yeshivas Porat Yosef
Father's Name: Eliyohu Abba Shaul
Date: Adar 28, 5758

Adar 29

Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky

Known As: Rosh Yeshivas Torah Vodaath, Emes L'Yaakov
Father's Name: Binyomin Kamenetsky
Date: Adar 29, 5746
Rav Shlomo Halberstam
Known As: The first Bobover Rebbe
Father's Name: Meir Nosson Halberstam
Date: Adar 29, 5665
Rav Yitzchok Eizik of Ziditchov
Known As: Mahari Eizik
Father's Name: Alexander Sender
Date: Adar 29, 5633

Adar 30

(Note: Adar 30 only exists in a leap year; it is also the 1st day of Rosh Chodesh Nissan)

Rav Aharon Moshe Yitzchok Greenbaum
Known As: Ger Tzedek of Amsterdam, Zera Yitzchok
Father's Name: Avrohom
Date: Adar 30, 5567
Rav Aharon Marcus of Krakow
Known As: Kesas Hasofer
Father's Name: Meir Marcus
Date: Adar 30, 5676

Baba Sali of Netivot: The Tzaddik Whose Blessings Revealed Hidden Light

A Kislev Prayer Trek for Miracles, Protection, and Swift Heavenly Mercy

Kislev is the month when light breaks through the deepest darkness — not gradually, but suddenly, like oil that burns far beyond what nature allows. Few souls in the last century embodied this power more fully than Baba Sali, Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, the gentle giant of prayer whose blessings unlocked miracles, healings, salvations, and transformations for countless Jews.

Hidden in outward simplicity, Baba Sali lived in constant deveikut, fasting through the week, guarding his eyes, immersed in Torah and Zohar, and pouring rivers of blessing into the world with radical humility. His home in Netivot became a sanctuary where thousands came day and night, and where impossible stories unfolded — healings in moments, breakthroughs after years of pain, water and oil multiplying endlessly, rain descending instantly, lost souls and lost bodies found with perfect timing.

Kislev is the month of emunah in hidden miracles, and Baba Sali’s soul radiates exactly that energy. He taught that the power was never his but came from emunah itself — from the heart opening to Hashem with simplicity, purity, and trust. To stand at his kever during Kislev is to step into a spiritual field where concealment lifts, light rushes forward, and salvation becomes possible even when the mind cannot imagine how.

This is why Emuna Builders offers Kislev Prayer Treks to Baba Sali’s resting place in Netivot — a month when his light is especially aligned with the cosmic current of redemption, dreams, hidden blessings, and divine protection. Women often sponsor a trek during Kislev for:

Healing and recovery
Safety and protection against unseen forces
Parnassa breakthroughs
Shidduchim and renewed emotional clarity
Help in situations that feel spiritually “blocked”
A sudden turning point after long waiting

Just as the oil burned beyond expectation, Baba Sali’s blessings were known to manifest beyond all natural limits. Kislev is the time to invite that kind of light — the light that expands, multiplies, and transforms darkness into revealed kindness.

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