Chasidut sobre Ester 3:7
בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֔ן בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ הִפִּ֣יל פּוּר֩ ה֨וּא הַגּוֹרָ֜ל לִפְנֵ֣י הָמָ֗ן מִיּ֧וֹם ׀ לְי֛וֹם וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־חֹ֥דֶשׁ אֲדָֽר׃ (ס)
En el mes primero, que es el mes de Nisán, en el año duodécimo del rey Assuero, fué echada Pur, esto es, la suerte, delante de Amán, de día en día y de mes en mes; y salió el mes duodécimo, que es el mes de Adar.
Kedushat Levi
Yet another way of looking at the line: החודש הזה לכם ראש חדשים; According to Rashi, Moses found it difficult to know when exactly the precise moment occurs when the moon’s orbit renews itself. G’d therefore showed it to him. We need to examine what exactly was the nature of Moses’ difficulty, i.e. why did it matter to him to know the precise moment when this renewal took place. Moses was interested that the renewal of the moon to its original size and all that this implies should occur during his lifetime. In other words, he wanted the redemption that was about to occur to be the final redemption, not a redemption that would be followed by other exiles. Alas, G’d showed him that this time had not come yet. [This may have been the reason why the word chodesh is spelled without the letterו throughout the Bible except in Esther 3,7 where possibly, it was meant to deceive Haman, Ed.]
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