24 Adar
- Yahrzeit of Rav Godel Eisner, Rosh Yeshiva Chidushei HaRim (d. 1985)
25 Adar
- First day of Creation according to the opinion of Rebbe Yehoshua that the world was created in Nissan
- In 2012 four Jews were murdered in Toulouse, France
26 Adar
- Yahrzeit of Sara Schnirer, (d. 1935) founder of the Bais Yaakov movement, pioneer of girls' Torah education.
27 Adar
- PiDay on the secular calendar. Interestingly, the verse in Kings from which the Sages learned to round Pi in most cases has a textual ammendation. The word is pronounced קו while it is written as קוה. The difference between them is almost identical to the difference between Pi and 3.0.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Yosef Shaul HaLevi Nathanson (d. 1875) rabbi of Lemberg, renowned posek and author of approbations.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Shlomo Elyashiv, (d. 1926) author of the Leshem Shevo V'Achlama, a series of Kabbalistic works. Many consider him to be the foremost Lithuanian Kabbalist of the 20th Century.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg (d. 2012) Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Ohr and Rov of Mattesdorf in Jerusalem. Author of supercommentaries on the works of the Ketzos.
29 Adar
- In 1195 a blood libel and pogrom caused the death of 9 Jews in Speyer
- Yahrzeit of Rav Yaakov Kaminetsky (d. 1986), Rosh Yeshiva of Torah VaDaath.
1 Nisan
- Many have the custom to refrain from eating matzah beginning with this date
- Three Sifrei Torah are taken out for Torah reading. One for the weekly Parsha, one for Parshas HaChodesh, one for Rosh Chodesh
- Yahrzeit of Rav Shmuel of Barnov, (d. 1806) author of Machtzis Hashekel commentary on the commentary of the Mogen Avraham on the Shulchan Aruch.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Elya Svei, (d. 2009) Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia Yeshiva.
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