"You shall obliterate the remembrance of Amalek from beneath the heavens. You shall not forget!" How does that work? How do we remember to forget something? And when Amalek attacks Israel, as recorded in Exodus 17:8-16, G-d takes it upon Himself to wage war "against Amalek from generation to generation," but in this week's reading of Zachor, from Deuteronomy 25:17-19, G-d tasks Israel with "obliterate[ing] the remembrance of Amalek from beneath the heavens." Whose war is this? And finally, why do we read parashat Zachor each year on the Shabbat preceding the holiday of Purim? HaRav Gedalia Meyer ponders these questions from the historical, genealogical and spiritual perspectives, and proposes some answers.

The Temple Institute welcomes HaRav Gedalia Meyer, who will be sharing his Torah insights on our YouTube channel. Rav Gedalia, a long time citizen of Israel, originally hales from Los Angeles, California.

Parashat Zachor, (Deuteronomy 25:17-19), is read on Shabbat,
Adar 11, 5780/March 7, 2020


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