Amalek attacked the Jews as a means of warring against our Divine Patron - Hashem Himself. That war against G-d Himself and ...
The weekly Torah portion ‘Beshalach’ concludes with the first battle the Jewish people faced after leaving Egypt – the war ...
The Shabbat before Purim, known as Parshat Zachor, is dedicated to remembering the evil which the nation of Amalek perpetrated against the Children of Israel long ago and the divine command to ...
(Deuteronomy 23:8) But about Amalek, Moses said: “…war against Amalek from generation to generation.” (Exodus 17:16) Rabbi Sacks pointed out that the Egyptians feared the Hebrews in their ...
We can gain insight into his analysis about the Egyptians through a careful comparison with the sin of Amalek. Amalek, as we know, “merited” a special status in the Torah and its commentaries.
A member of the Sephardi haredi Orthodox Shas party’s rabbinical council called the Modern Orthodox community Amalek, referring to the archenemy of the Jewish people. JERUSALEM (JTA ...