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The Four Parshiot and their Significance The parallel and connection between the four Parshiot, the four cups of the Seder, and the four expressions of redemption.
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SWEET DOESN'T MEAN PUSHOVER- Parshat Zachor
The ingenious & rational Rambam (hil. M'lachim 5, 5) adds several surprising words in defining the Torah mitzva to remember what Amalek did to us: "to constantly (!) remember their evil deeds and their ambush of Israel TO AROUSE OUR HATRED of them". We usually relate to hatred as something we are meant to overcome, and surely not "arouse", and definitely not "constantly"! Anyway you look at it, it's been 2500 years since there was a practical mitzvah to fight the Amalek children, so why must we constantly (?) "remember"? This short article analyzes the Jewish mistake which Hamas has recently helped us understand. -
The Inability to Accept the Good
What connects Cyrus, Hamman, Adam and the people of Israel exiting Egypt? And what connects happiness and faith? -
Wipe out Amalek
The mitzvah to remember the evil deeds of Amalek is to recall that we have an obligation to blot out the memory of Amalek. -
Parshat Zachor
What does one who cannot come to the synagogue do? Are women obligated to hear Zachor? -
How many times should we repeat Zachor?
My shul has always read Parashat Zachor once. Some people now complain that we do not follow other shuls and read multiple times. Should we change our minhag? -
Parashat Zachor with Different Pronunciations
My shul has always read Parashat Zachor once, with our regular havara (pronunciation). Some people now complain that we do not follow other shuls and read multiple times with different havarot to fulfill the mitzva according to more opinions and to do the mitzva properly for Sephardim. Should we change our minhag?
