This year, Purim, which falls on March 14 (March 15 in Jerusalem), has an added dimension in Israel. Because of the war and the situation of our hostages, we are focusing not only on the merry ...

The commandments regarding Amalek are, undoubtedly, among the most challenging in the Torah. This statement is true on many levels, first and foremost in the difficulty it reflects in ...

Purim, we’re told, will be with us even after all other post-biblical holidays are no longer celebrated. And there’s a solid reason for that. Judaism is about making distinctions. Distinctions ...

This week, after the regular Torah portion of Tetzaveh, we read the verses from Deuteronomy 25:17-19, known as Zachor, which tell of Amalek’s unprovoked desert attack on the Israelites.

The Shabbat immediately preceding Purim is Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembrance, on which, in the Maftir (the final reading of the Torah), we remember Amalek’s attack on us in the Sinai ...

The war we have been waging to defend our people and our land has made the words of the Bible come alive. God granted this land to His people, intending it to be a stage for moral greatness, a ...

The Haftorah of Parshat Zachor states: "So says Lord of Hosts: I remembered what Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him on the way, as he went up from Egypt. Now go and strike Amalek and ...

This column comes with a caveat. In researching the topic, I found that so much has been written about Amalek that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to contribute anything original.

This year, Purim, which falls on March 14 (March 15 in Jerusalem), has an added dimension in Israel. Because of the war and ...