This being the Shabbat before Purim, on which we celebrate the foiling of Haman the Amalekite’s plot to destroy the Jewish people, the weekly Parshah is supplemented with the “ Zachor ” reading (Deuteronomy 25:17–19) in which we are commanded to remember the evil of Amalek and to eradicate it from the face of the earth.

This time, March 23, 2024, I3 Adar II, I must learn the Haftora Zachor, which is a long as the regular Haftara I believe and with difficult words and some challenging trop. Zachor, because it is the shabbat before Purim.

Zachor — in both the context of Amalek and the Holocaust — reinforces the importance of the victim’s voice and the role of the persecuted in recording their history both during and after collective trauma.

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Shabbat Zachor ("Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) is the Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (at the end of Parasha Ki Teitzei), describing the attack on the weakest by Amalek, is recounted.

Feb 26, 2014 · On the Shabbat that precedes Purim, two Torah scrolls are taken from the ark; one for the regular parsha and one for the Maftir – ‘Remember what Amalek did to you’ (Devarim 25). Because of this reading, it is called, Shabbat Zachor (Remember). The …

Parshat Zachor with translation and transliteration. (17) Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you were leaving Egypt, (18) that he happened upon you on the way, and he struck those of you were hindmost, all the weaklings at your rear, when you were faint and exhausted, and he did not fear G-d. (19) It shall be that when Hashem, your G …

Zakhor or zachor is a Hebrew language word for remembrance, used in particular with respect to keeping the sabbath, and remembering the covenant, the Exodus, and the Holocaust. [1] It may also refer to: Shabbat Zachor, the sabbath of remembrance, immediately preceding Purim; Zakhor: Jewish History and Jewish Memory, a 1982 book on Jewish history

Shabbat Zachor, Purim: Remember. This Shabbat, the Shabbat before Purim, is called Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembrance. We read a special Maftir (a special additional Torah reading) called Parshat Zachor, the Portion of Remembrance.

זָכַר (zakar) -- To remember, to recall, to call to mind, to mention. Usage: The Hebrew verb "zakar" primarily means "to remember" or "to recall." It is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often implying an active process of recalling or bringing something to mind.