Amalek, the Nation of

Nemesis of G‑dliness

Old Account Settled, Samuel Rebukes Saul

When the Israelites left Egypt, no nation dared pick a fight with them. Only Amalek, driven by profound hatred which defied logic, came to wage battle.

Love is the hallmark of Judaism; some of us even claim that we taught that word to the world. This Shabbat, however, we will stand in our synagogues and listen to a reading from the Torah that tells us to hate

Remembering and Obliterating Amalek The “Men of the Great Assembly” ruled that the portionDevarim 25:17-19. “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt… you shall blot out the memory of Amalek” is to be publicly read on the ...

The first discourse delivered by the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe after succeeding to the mantle of leadership in 1920. It was first heard in the midst of the bitter civil war that shook the cities of Russia in the aftermath of the 1917 Revolution and the ...

“G-d will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” -Beshalach 17:16 A Jew is to remember every day what Amalek did, and we are commanded to “blot out the memory of Amalek” (Ki Teitzei 25:19). Nowadays we cannot identify Amalek as a nation. ...

Recurring Motifs The conflict between Haman and Mordechai which led to the Purim miracle, was rooted in events that had occurred many centuries earlier. Haman traced his descent to Agag, King of Amalek. Targum Sheni on Esther 3:1. Mordechai and Esther ...

If the Torah commands the Jewish people to wage an eternal war against the nation of Amalek, why aren't you seeking out Amalekites to kill?

When we understand the root and essence of terrorism, we also understand how despite its awful power we can fight it, each and every one of us, until it is absolutely destroyed.