No miracle, no revelation, not even the most undeniable display of divine power will erase evil from this world. It remains ...

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 ...

We must identify those who, like Amalek, conceal their true nature and tempt us towards wrongdoing. More importantly, we must respond to evil with acts of goodness and holiness. Just as Moses ...

It is clear from the outset that the only way for the Israelites to defeat Amalek is to rectify their sin of doubting God. This is why rabbinic traditions suggest that Moses’ raised hands, which lead ...

The Jews have been confronted by Amalek throughout history, this hereditary enemy of Israel from wilderness times.

Moses commands the people to remember Amalek: "Remember what the Amalekites did to you on the way when you left Egypt weary and worn out from your journey. They attacked all lagging in the rear, ...

Our Torah portion begins with the story of Jethro [a priest of Midian], father-in-law of Moses, who, after hearing about the splitting of the Red Sea and the war against Amalek, decided to join ...

(Exodus 17:8). The Amalekites were strong warriors and skilled sorcerers. Given the Israelites’ state of strife and wavering faith, they had reason to fear. Moses instructed his disciple Joshua ...