There is one specific biblical word that feels more relevant now than it has in generations: Amalek. We are commanded to wage an eternal battle against Amalek, the nation that first assaulted us ...

It begins with a single word: Zakhor – remember. It is a commandment from Moses to the Israelites: Remember what Amalek did to you when you left Egypt. A paradoxical command: to remember ...

In case of abuse, This coming Shabbat is known as Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembrance, because we read the portion in the Torah that commands us to remember the attack of the Amalekites ...

THIS WEEK is Parashat Zachor – the Shabbat before Purim – when we read the commandment for us to remember Amalek (Israel’s arch-enemy) and their descendants and to orally recall the harm ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...