The Megillah begins with the letter vov (vayehi) and ends with letter vov (zaroy). A vov is shaped like a hook, and when the sound of the letter is spelled out in the form of two vovs, it actually means a hook. Hooks connect two separate things together: when the letter vov is used a
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by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman In a New York Times crossword puzzle about a year ago, one of the items was “the sixth month in the Jewish calendar.” The right answer, according to the puzzlermaster, was Adar. If you count the months from Tishrei, the first day of which is Rosh HaShana, also known as the
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