Reply To: Simchas Torah asifa with a real ruach

GH, It says, the same as when Av enters we duminish in simcha, so when Adar enters we increase in simcha. What is the comparison? Says Rav Yosef Baumgarten in his sefer Pardes Yosef, that we certainly fast lashem shomayim but eating lashem shomayim needs extta effort. See the topic Yom Kippur like Purim.