Amalek

Jack Engelhard

Netanyahu remembers Amalek

Trump…and the rest of the world…will never fully understand what Oct.7 did to the pride of the nation. Opinion.

A post Shabbat Zachor reminder:

Hamas = Amalek. Don't let anyone forget it

For many, including our politicians and leaders, with the passage of time, the priority of destroying Hamas seems to have become weaker. Parshat Zachor commands us not to let that happen.

Parashat Zachor:

Amalek – the Enemy

In the face of such evil – to attack the weak and those free of sin without reason and with baseless cruelty, which reminds us of the unlimited Nazi-Hamas hatred – there is only one possible response.

Parashat Zachor:

Confronting hatred

It is intriguing that the Torah, usually so concise and sparing with its words, enjoins us both to remember Amalek and not to forget Amalek. But surely the one implies the other!

Amalek

Hamas is Amalek. Realize that. And then do what Hashem commanded us to do about Amalek. Think hard about why suspended releasing hostages - it is not Israeli violations, it is the condition of those hostages and hostage bodies.

Amalek matters

Our mandate to rescue the most vulnerable amongst our people.

Office of the UK Chief Rabbi

Watch: Remembering and never forgetting?

Why a dual imperative?

Ki Tetse:

The parasha speaks to us today

There are messages for today's situation clearly spelled out in the parasha.

Take our enemies at their word

The ultimate agenda of Iran and Hamas—like that of Hitler’s Germany, like that of Amalek—is not simply the destruction of Israel, but of the Jewish people. Opinion.

The Mitzvah to eradicate Amalek in our generation

In our generation, when there is no known Amalek, we must uphold the root of the mitzvah, which is to eradicate evil and wage uncompromising war, even when our merciful nature seeks peace

Shabbat Zachor: Perverted compassion

Refusing to kill Amalek, keeping Amalek alive, isn’t a surfeit of compassion. It’s the opposite: it is a perversion of compassion. Exterminating evil is the truest compassion.

Lipa's new song for Purim:

'Tell Hamas na na na na'

Hassidic singer Lipa Schmeltzer, in cooperation with Oorah, released a new song and music video in honor of Purim titled 'Ashrei Ha'am.' In the song the singer connects the ancient conflict with Amalek to the modern one with Hamas.

Love thy enemy - Jewishly

Those even peripherally connected to an ideology bent on exterminating us don’t deserve our compassion, Mr. Blinken. Follow the Megillah, not the New Age.

Know thy enemy

Hamas ' acts and those of the Gazans who came in their wake and cheered them on are a violation of the very foundation of the essence of what it means to be a human being. In fact, they are the essence of Amalek.

Prime Minister's Office:

'Accusations of incitement are laughably false'

Prime Minister Netanyahu's office released a statement defending the Prime Minister against South Africa's accusations of incitement to genocide.

Amalek has lifted its head again

A warning - and a directive - to our leaders and people.

Latest terror attacks:

Suffering, filling the void, and what Amalek has to do with it

Asked for a message to youngsters in a community that just lost two of its finest, Sivan Rahav-Meir recounts Amalek's mission in the world.

The staff which was taken, not to be used

Why did Moshe take his staff with him to the top of the hill in the Amalek battle, as seemingly he did not perform any act with it?’

Jew vs. Jewish

He who cannot state proudly that he is one of Hashem’s chosen nation, can be Jewish but is far from being a Jew.

Ki Teitze: Coincidence?

There are mitzvas which, by their nature, no one can plan to do. Perhaps God sends these opportunities to those who look for mitzvot to do.

What motivated Amalek?

The Temple Institute Weekly Torah Study: Vayikra.

From Rephidim to Colleyville:- why do they hate us?

As we were reading of Amalek’s attack on the Jews at Rephidim, another Jew-hater attacked Congregation Beth Israel. There is a message here.

The face of evil (Beshalach)

In today’s terminology, the Egyptians were rational, the Amalekites were not. Only with rational actors there can be negotiated peace.

How many times will Amalek be defeated before the Redemption?

I would like to try my hand at predicting the signs of the Redemption and its time frame and in doing so, uncover the intentions of Chazal.

How can we truly rejoice this year?

Like Amalek, Covid crept up behind and attacked our beloved elders, the greatest leaders of Am Yisrael.

How jihadist does God want Israel to be?

Today's halo brigade is insatiable. It sets the bar for Israel-only Israel-too high to be cleared, the better to make Israel trip. Op-ed.

Shabbat Zachor: Perverted compassion - Amalek and Eichmann

Amalek’s attack was hatred for hatred's sake, cruelty for the sake of cruelty. Pity for bloodthirsty murderers is the ultimate cruelty.

Victory over Amalek - tracking down Rudolf Hoess

Two children were born within 3 years of each other: Kalman Abrahams in England, and Rudolf Höess, the Amalekite, in Germany.

What we remember, what we forget

This week we read the commandment to remember Amalek. We remember Amalek because that is the memory that safeguards us.

You can become Mashiach

Instead of just waiting, let’s make Mashiach's job easier!

Purim and Amalek: I do not forgive and I do not forget

The parsha and current events: Do not forget!

Do not forget!

Selected halakhot for Parashat Zachor and the Fast of Esther

The Amalek of today

Yaffa Shoukroun, seriously injured in Naharayim attack,says the release of terrorist who killed 3 of her pupils "ruined our Purim."

Shas Rabbi Calls Religious Zionists 'Animals,' 'Idiots'

Event in Beit Shemesh held for hareidi mayoral candidate Mayor Moshe Abutbul degenerates as Rabbi calls government 'Amalek'.

Amalek vs. the Jewish People

Bayit Yehudi, Shas Making Peace

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef hosted MK Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan at his home and said he actually likes Bayit Yehudi.

Ki Teitse: Remember, Forget, and Remember

Shas Backpedals on Religious Zionists as ‘Amalek’

Shas party Spiritual Leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef tries to minimize damage from a charge labeling religious Zionist rabbis as ‘Amalek.’