In Jewish tradition, no enemy looms larger — or carries more theological weight — than Amalek. Described in the Bible as the first nation to attack the Israelites after the Exodus, the Amalekites came ...
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(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected claims that his comments invoking Amalek, an enemy people of the ancient Israelites, suggested genocidal intent in Israel’s war on Hamas.
The last of the 613 commandments listed in the Old Testament is brutal and ruthless, and it has confounded scholars for centuries. The Torah commands in Deuteronomy 25:17, “Remember what the ...
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a “second stage” in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from ...
Following Aharon’s death, the Torah tells us “And the Canaanites, the king of Arad, who dwell in the Negev, heard that Israel was approaching through the Negev and they fought with Israel and took ...
This year, Purim, which falls on March 14 (March 15 in Jerusalem), has an added dimension in Israel. Because of the war and ...
South Africa showed a “deep historical ignorance” in misattributing how the Israeli prime minister referred to Amalek, his office said. (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected ...
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