Amalek: War Against the Root of Evil The obligation to kill every single Amalekite, only applies in a case where they refuse to accept the fundamental mitzvoth which the Torah places upon all of ...

The Torah bids us to destroy Amalek. Though Amalek is no longer identified as a particular tribe or nation or ethnic group, obviating the literal necessity of destroying anyone, ...

1) Rabbi Yehudah states on Sanhedrin 20b that “The Jews were given three commandments upon entering the Land: to appoint a king, to destroy the descendants of Amalek, and to build the Temple”.

Rav Kook wrote about this commandment to destroy Amalek and its memory. Their existence pollutes the world. This is why their destruction is a prerequisite for the coming of Mashiach.

Amalek is described in Bible as attacking the people of Israel at weak places and at ... our freedoms, our prosperity) as something to emulate. Others see it us something to hate and destroy, ...

“You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. 1 Samuel 15:3 ‘Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and ...

In the haftarah of parshas Zachor (I Shmuel 15:1-3) we read that Shmuel Hanavi, in relaying Hashem’s wishes, commanded Shaul Hamelech to destroy everything and everyone among Amalek, including ...

Since this is the week before Purim, there is a special maftir from Deuteronomy, one that is highly relevant to our situation today: “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out ...

Combining the innovation of allegorizing Amalek with the commandment to destroy the nation naturally raises concerns—and with Amalekites now seen frequently as those fighting Israel, concerns ...

“You shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under Heaven; do not forget!” [Deuteronomy 25:19]. Each year on Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat preceding Purim, we read from a selection in ...

And the imperative to annihilate Amalek refers not only to the tribe’s male combatants, but also to innocent Amalekite women and children: “Attack Amalek and destroy all that belongs to him.

Overcoming Amalek By BAT-ZION SUSSKIND-SACKS JUNE 6, ... We can fight and overcome any efforts by the Amaleks of today whose goal may not be to destroy us only physically but, ...