There is one specific biblical word that feels more relevant now than it has in generations: Amalek. We are commanded to wage an eternal battle against Amalek, the nation that first assaulted us ...
We recall the Amalekites who preyed upon the Israelites during their Exodus, targeting the vulnerable and demonstrating a profound lack of fear for the Divine. Similarly, Haman, a descendant of ...
And when you were famished and weary, Amalek cut down all the stragglers in your rear. Therefore, when your God grants you safety from all your enemies around you in the land that He is giving you ...
In case of abuse, This coming Shabbat is known as Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembrance, because we read the portion in the Torah that commands us to remember the attack of the Amalekites ...
This always takes place on the Shabbat before Purim. We read of our obligation to destroy the memory of Amalek. Haman was a descendant of this tribe that epitomized evil. This is why this is read ...
Each year, on the Shabbat preceding Purim, we are obligated to hear a portion of the Torah in which the treacherous, unprovoked attack of Amalek on the nascent nation of Israel is recalled ...
Netanyahu said Hamas must accept the new proposal and hand over half of the remaining hostages immediately, before any negotiations begin on a second phase of the ceasefire agreement. Hamas has ...