Queen Esther, who is Jacob’s rose, and purple, Mordecai, are heroes, for they fought our foes: their names will never die! Oh ...

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Copy Link Purim, one of the most joyous and dramatic holidays in the Jewish calendar, commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a genocidal plot in ...

In a sporadic occurrence that will next repeat itself in 2045, Jews in the capital get to celebrate a three-day holiday ...

The Talmud in Tractate Gittin 57B teaches that the direct descendants of Haman the Amalekite (who lived in ancient Persia about 2,500 years ago) eventually became students of Torah in Bnei Brak in the ...

Israel’s softheartedness is a big problem. I’m not advocating that Israelis copy the inhuman, atrocious behavior of our enemies, but there must be a change from Israel trying to please the UN (won’t ...

Maimonides’ view indicates that while Amalek is viewed collectively, this is still a result of active threatening behavior.

1. Purim is a Jewish national liberation holiday – just like Passover and Chanukah – which highlights the transition of the Jewish people from subjugation to liberty. It is celebrated seven days ...

Israel and Amalek are polar opposites. The concepts of Israel and Amalek, at any rate. Not all Jews live up to the concept of Israel, and not all Amalekites (at least in principle) are exemplars of ...

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

When we first encounter Gideon, the fifth of the 12 leaders of Israel described in the book called Judges, he is definitely a man who is overwhelmed, even dominated, by fear.

In case of abuse, This coming Shabbat is known as Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembrance, because we read the portion in the Torah that commands us to remember the attack of the Amalekites ...

One for his sanity and the kingdom. In Havilah, the Battle of the Amalekites wages, as King Saul (Ali Suliman) of the Tribe of Benjamin and his men, including his son Jonathan (Ethan Kai), are ...