When there is a Jewish leap year and there are two months of Adar, Purim is celebrated on Adar II, while the 14th day of the first Adar (which is today) is called “Purim Katan” (the small Purim).
Our Sages teach that on the month of Adar one must increase his joy, in sharp contrast to the month of Av of which it is said: “As Av enters, we minimize our joy.” This emphasizes the dynamic transformation that just as darkness can be transformed into light, bitterness is transformed to sweetness.
This year we have the fortune to have a big Purim and a small Purim, providing us with a directive in the service of H”S. Teaching that sometimes we must be “great,” and there are times when we must be “small.” Meaning that sometimes we must nullify ourselves so new wisdom and strength can come in.
When we are too big we don’t allow to have space so H”S can reside within us.
To be small allows us to be “mekabel” (recipients), which allows us to receive from the essence of the “Ein Soft” (G-d’s never ending light). This in turn heightens the intensity of our bond of oneness with G-d, as it says: “Israel and the Holy One, blessed be He, are one.”
So at the end, when you make yourself small in reality this makes you great.
Excerpts taken from Chayenu Parasha Ki Sisa.
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