In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.

We are meant to erase Amalek and kill its people. This is the Bible’s “baby Hitler” scenario: Amalek is irredeemably evil. This commandment evolved. Already in talmudic times, the sages ...

This indicates that in contrast to the other national identities addressed in the Bible, Amalek may still exist. (See R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Kol Dodi Dofek, n. 23). Apparently, a contemporary ...

The prophecies of the Bible have rarely felt this vivid in our lifetime. There is one specific biblical word that feels more ...

Today, besides Hamas, Hezbollah, and Ayatollah Khamenei, we are hated by U.N. officials and innumerable college faculty, students, commentators, journalists, and government officials around the world.

And in a system like that, polar opposites can teach the most. Israel and Amalek are polar opposites. The concepts of Israel and Amalek, at any rate. Not all Jews live up to the concept of Israel ...

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 ...

This coming Shabbat we read parashat Zachor - the commandment to remember Amalek and to blot out his memory forever! This is a challenge that Israel is fully engaged in today. Our sages teach us ...

Multiple right-wing lawmakers compare Hamas and Palestinians to animals, Nazis and the Biblical Amalek following the apparent return of the bodies of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas and Oded Lifshitz.

The prophecies of the Bible have rarely felt this vivid in our lifetime. There is one specific biblical word that feels more relevant now than it has in generations: Amalek. We are commanded to ...