The Baal Shem Tov taught: “No child can be born except through pleasure and joy. By the same token, if one wishes his prayers to bear fruit, he must offer them with pleasure and joy.” (Keter Shem Tov, 3a)...
"This month shall be for you the beginning of the months, it shall be for you the first of the months of the year." (Shemot 12:2) On the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan, or on Rosh Chodesh if it falls on the Shabbat, two Torah Scrolls are removed
The first Midrash of Tazria explains the pasuk in Tehillim, “From behind and from in front you have bound me…” Chazal explain that this pasuk alludes to this world and the next. “behind and in front” can