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Monday, Nissan 2, 5781 / March 15, 2021
Yesterday was Rosh Chodesh Nissan - the first day of the month, Nissan.
In the Torah, the months are referred to by numbers, not by name. The month of Nissan is called the "first month". The Torah tells us that Pesach (Passover) is on the fifteenth day of the first month. Rosh Hashana is on the first day of the seventh month and Yom Kippur on the tenth day of the seventh month.
Q. Why are the months called by numbers in the Torah?
A. The reason for this is connected with the holiday of Pesach and the Exodus.
The Torah commands us, “Remember the Exodus all the days of your life.” In the Hagadah, which we will recite at the Seder, we say, "In every generation one is obligated to view himself as if he has gone out from Egypt."
One way to remember and integrate the Exodus into our daily activities is by referring to the months by numbers. This way, each month is in relation to the first month, Nissan. For example, Tishrei is the seventh month from Nissan. Thus, we always remember the month of Nissan and, by implication, the miracle of the Exodus.
The name of this month, "Nissan," comes from the Hebrew word "Nes" which means "miracle".
Nissan is a special month in which the greatest miracles took place for the Jewish people – the miracle of the Exodus and the miracle of the splitting of the sea.
G-d designated Nissan as the first month for the Jewish people, to teach us that the existence and continuity of the Jewish people is not a natural phenomenon, but is essentially a miracle.
Now over 3000 years after the Exodus, we see, more than ever before, that our existence is only due to G-d’s miracles. We pray that this month of Nissan will bring the miracle of our own personal exodus from this global pandemic. Also, that it should bring the miracle of miracles - the true redemption with the coming of Moshiach. Amen.
On Rosh Chodesh Nissan in the year 2449, in the Hebrew calendar, one year after the Exodus, exactly 3332 years ago, Moshe erected the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and dedicated it. The month of Nissan is a special month. We do not recite the prayers of supplication (Tachnun) during the entire month.
The Talmud tells us that if someone sees the word "Nissan" spelled out in a dream, then miracles will happen to him. May this be a month of great miracles for all of us, physically, economically and spiritually.
HAVE A VERY GOOD, HAPPY, HEALTHY & SUCCESSFUL DAY