<Li> 23 Adar (1866) - Death of Yitzchak Meir Alter, first Rebbe of Ger </Li> <Li> 24 Adar (1817) - The Blood Libel, the accusation that Jews murdered Christian children for their blood, declared false by Czar Alexander I. Nevertheless, nearly a hundred years later the accusation was officially leveled against Mendel Beilis in Kiev . </Li> <Li> 25 Adar (561 BCE) - Death of Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 52: 31). </Li> <Li> 25 Adar (1761) - Death of Rabbi Abraham Gershon of Kitov the brother - in - law and leading foe - turned - disciple of the Baal Shem Tov . </Li>

What is the significance of the month of adar