hiddurmitzvah:sorekbekarmi:hiddurmitzvah:According to the Talmud (Ta'anit 29a), just like as we ente
hiddurmitzvah:sorekbekarmi:hiddurmitzvah:According to the Talmud (Ta'anit 29a), just like as we enter the month Av, we decrease in joy, with the beginning of Adar we should increase it! Traditionally it was a custom among Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe for many centuries to hang a picture/plaque on the wall, the so called Adar or Mischenicnas plaque with the Talmudic quotation in order to remind the one for this mitzvah. These folk art pieces were displayed in households and synagogues during Adar, the month of joy, when the holiday of Purim was celebrated. The plaque was named after the first word of the central hebrew inscription: “When Adar enters, our joy increases”. The text stems from the Babylonian Talmud which reads as follows: “Just like in the month of Adar, we say, when Adar enters, joy increases, when Av enters, joy decreases”.Get a piece of the ashkenazic jewish tradition and a unique judaica item as we enter to the month of Adar soon!You can order the prints here:https://www.etsy.com/HiddurMitzvahShop/listing/945914516/adar-plaqueAn additional Fun Fact for those who might not know - The zodiac associated with the month of Adar is Dagim/Pices, the fishes. Fish are considered a lucky or auspicious sign in Judaism because they live in water, through which the evil eye cannot penetrate. Along with the color blue, the nazar, and the hamsa, they are one of the more common protective/amuletic motifs against ayin hara, the evil eye.An additional thing to that: Fish is also a (general) symbol of luck, and Adar is certainly a lucky month in a jewish calendar. It is also a symbol of fertility, as the Torah says, G-d blessed the sea creatures with fertility (Genesis 1:21-22) -- source link