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Amalek

Israeli fans at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Sept. 5, 1972. (Photo/JTA-Klaus Rose-picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Can vengeance ever be justifiable? This week’s Torah portion raises tricky questions.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 We find the Torah portion Ki Teitzei toward the end of […]

"Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea" by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900
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Post-seder postscript: Why not hate the Egyptians?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 7, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Jan. 23, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
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We have faced Amaleks like Putin forever, but with morality we can prevail

George Altshuler by George Altshuler September 9, 2022September 9, 2022
ornate antique black and white illustration of two armies meeting in battle
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Our capacity to forgive must be stronger than cancel culture

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein August 20, 2021August 19, 2021
Participants in the “No Hate, No Fear” solidarity march in lower Manhattan, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik McGregor-LightRocket via Getty Images)
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How much spiritual energy should we devote to anti-Semitism?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 6, 2020March 5, 2020
Illustration from Phillip Medhurst Collection depicting Joshua fighting Amalek
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By remembering, we pledge to eradicate hate from the world

Rabbi Ryan Bauer by Rabbi Ryan Bauer March 14, 2019March 14, 2019
Illustration from Phillip Medhurst Collection depicting Joshua fighting Amalek
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Amalek: remembering evil in order to forget

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 23, 2018

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