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AdarIn this document, page numbers refer to the green Tefillot, unless stated otherwise. In case there are two numbers, the second refers to the Koren Chumash for KKTT Amsterdam. A printable version of the total topic can be downloaded.
General for the month1. In years that there is only one Adar, all dates of Adar II move to the single Adar. In a leap with two months of Adar, the remembrance date of the death of a relative (“yahrzeit”, nahalah) is kept in Adar I [1]. In contrast, a Bar Mitzvah will be celebrated in Adar II (DZB) 2. In a leap year, when announcing the first Adar, the word ראשון is not added, but the second Adar is announced as אדר שני. 3. In a leap year on 14 & 15 Adar I no Techinot are said in the morning and in the afternoon. 4.
In a leap year
starting 14 Adar I and in a regular year starting 1 Adar, at the end of
the weekdays Shacharit, the “עץ חיים” lines (Tefillot,
page 225) are replaced by three verses from Megilat Esther. The
Chazzan start with “איש
יהודי”, followed by "ומרדכי
יצא" and ending with “ליהודים
היתה”. All Avelim (mourners) say Kaddish. 5. For Hallel on the second day of Rosh Hashanah the melody of מי כמוך is used. 6. The “four Parashiot” – ארבע פרשיות
Fast of Esther1. This fast is not announced on the previous Shabbat. 2. For prayers on the Fast of Esther, see pages on Public Fasts. 3. If Purim is on Sunday, the fast is on Thursday and the service is as any other Public Fasts. On this Shabbat, צדקתך is not said. 4. In the past, the Machatzit hashekel was added to the membership fee, which was collected in this period of the year. Now that membership fee is collected in January, Machatzit hashekel must be given. Mind this is on top of the 3 Tassas collection done one each fast after Minchah. Purim1. Unless Purim is on Sunday, Arvit starts about 35 minutes before night and the reading of the Megillah about 20 minutes before night, so we read the words בלילה ההוא at night time (צאת הכוכבים).[3] 2. For prayers Purim evening, see pages on Minor Festivals 3. In the evening before the עמידה the Chazzan reminds to say יעלה ויבא “Diraõ Vosses na Amidah o verso de Al Hanisim, por los Milahgros” (You will say in the Amidah her verse of Al Hanisim, for the Miracles). 4. In the evening psalm 121 (page 100) שיר למעלות אשא עיני is replaced by psalm 124 (page 32) שיר המעלות לדוד לולי. 5. Reading of the Megillah:
6.
Prayers Purim morning are as usual without Techinot, adding על
הנסים. The Torah reading is ויבא
עמלק, where the last line is repeated [5].
After the reading אשרי
(only) and returning the Sefer. Then the Megillah is read with two Berachot,
followed by ובא
לציון, followed by קדיש
תתקבל and psalm 22 (page 181) למנצח
על אילת השחרand
קדיש
יתום then קוה
אל etc as on Shabbat (אדון
עולם) followed by איש
יהודי (page 225). 7.
Minchah: Shushan Purim1. In the evening, למנצח על אילת השחר replaces psalm 121 (page 100) שיר למעלות אשא עני and if it is Friday night, it replaces psalm 32 (page 120) מזמור לדוד ה' רועי. In this case, קדיש and קדושה are sung because of שושן פורים. 2. On the day of Shushan Purim Techinot are not recited. 3. In the morning after קדיש תתקבל (page 74) psalm 22 (page 181) למנצח על אילת השחר is recited. If there is Torah reading, this psalm is read by the Chazzan when returning the Sefer, in front of the Heichal. In the afternoon, psalm 67 (page 85) למנצח בנגינות מזמור שיר is replaced by psalm 124 שיר המעלות לולי.
[1] Cardozo opposite page 19 & DZB [2] We have the opinion that hearing פרשת פרה is also an obligation, see. שו"ע או"ח תרפ"ה סימן ז' [3]
: See בית יוסף
או"ח תרפ"ז: [4] We have no real melody for the Megilah based on cantillations, but a traditional melodically story-telling way. [5] Like most Sephardim we don’t read less than 9 verses, even if it is a complete topic. Therefore we repeat the last verse, getting from 9 to 10 verses.
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