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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...