Our tradition teaches that the victory over Amalek was given to Rachel, to be carried out by her descendants, as a reward for her giving the signs to Leah so that Leah would not be humiliated on ...

In our generation, when there is no known Amalek, we must uphold the root of the mitzvah, which is to eradicate evil and wage uncompromising war, even when our merciful nature seeks peace ...

The weekly Torah portion ‘Beshalach’ concludes with the first battle the Jewish people faced after leaving Egypt – the war against Amalek. Amalek, the symbol of heresy and impurity and a ...

‘THE VICTORY of Joshua over the Amalekites’ (1624-25) by French painter Nicolas Poussin (credit: Wikimedia Commons) Pure evil The Amalek war was starkly binary.

As we encounter Purim and our victory over Haman, let us delve deeper into the unique spiritual and existential battle that the Jewish People must wage against the philosophy of Amalek.

The weekly Torah portion ‘Beshalach’ concludes with the first battle the Jewish people faced after leaving Egypt – the war against Amalek. Amalek, the symbol of heresy and impurity and a ...

Netanyahu’s allusion to the Amalekites sparks discussion of how to responsibly apply Scripture stories to current events like Israel’s war in Gaza.

It adds that when Netanyahu used the biblical quotation “Remember what Amalek did to you” he was using it as a way of describing the savage Hamas attack of October 7, and not as a call for ...