Eternal War with Amalek?

Speaker:
Date:
January 17 2019
Length:
1h 29s
Downloads:
35
Views:
635
Comments:
0

Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Nach:
Shmuel 
Parsha:

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner The Jew at War 2014

References: Gittin: 57b Sanhedrin: 99b  

Description

Three different views explaining why the Torah singles out Amalek with a harshness not found regarding other wars, and a discussion of whether Amalek can be "redeemed", or must be destroyed.

Additional Materials

    More from this:
    Comments
    0 comments
    Leave a Comment
    Title:
    Comment:
    Anonymous: 

    Learning on the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah site is sponsored today by Alan and Fran Broder to commemorate the yahrzeit of their beloved uncle, Julius Creeger, Yehuda Leib ben Shmuel Moshe, a"h and by Debbie Nossbaum in loving memory of her father, Nathan Werdiger, נתן בן שלמה אלימלךנתן בן שלמה אלימלך and by Harris and Elli Teitz Goldstein l'ilui nishmas Elli's beloved father, הרה'ג רב פינחס מרדכי טייץ, on his 30th yahrzeit on ד' טבת and in loving memory of Dr. Felix Glaubach, אפרים פישל בן ברוך, to mark his first yahrtzeit, by Miriam, his children, grandchildren & great grandchildren