Posts Tagged: Amalek
Purim, Amalek, and the Shabbat to Remember
The Shabbat before Purim is always called Shabbat Zachor -- the Shabbat to Remember. It specifically refers to the battle that took place when the Israelites...
On Purim, Remembering Amalek Means Remembering the Holocaust and Confronting Hate
The Shabbat before Purim is always called Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat when we remember. What are we to remember? Exodus Chapter 17:14, and Deuteronomy Chapter...
On Purim, Don’t Forget What Shunning the ‘Other’ Can Mean For Us
The Jews’ most formidable enemy in Biblical times was the nation of Amalek. This nation was, and symbolically still is, the personification of evil, brutality,...
Confronting Evil
After 9/11, when the horror and trauma had subsided, Americans found themselves asking what had happened and why. Was it a disaster? A tragedy? A...
Purim and the Evolution of Judaism
It always amazes me how Judaism has succeeded in evolving (or shall we say, for the sake of political correctness, reinvigorating itself). After all, the Bible...
Sparing Agag: Hard Truths About Israel’s Inhibited War vs. Terror
Bordered by Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Syrian Regime, Israel Allows Aggressive Enemies to Endure "Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they...
