Amalek rejects Hashem’s connection to this world or any connection between the spiritual and the physical. Essentially, Amalek denies Hashem’s control of this world and the ability for man to upli ...

[7] Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, known by his acronym “Rashi,” was the most eminent of the medieval commentators. He lived in northern France in the 11 th century. [8] Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra ...

Rashi, the most traditional of readers ... After all, God is only human. “Said Rabbi Hanina: All who are seduced by wine have a little bit of the divine in them, as it is said: And the Lord ...

The Qur’an refers to this incident: “We raised the Mountain over you saying: Hold firm to what we have given you, and study its commandments; so that you may attain piety towards God, (as God lovers) ...

The experiencing self lives in the moment; it is the one that answers the question, ‘Does it hurt?’ or ‘What were you ...

Rashi suggests that it refers to a musical instrument ... Graduate of YU, taught for Rabbi Riskin in Riverdale, NY, and then for 18 years in Efrat with R. Riskin and R. Brovender at Yeshivat ...

Rashi, for example, suggests that “perhaps ... as relevant today as in the days of the Megillah. About the Author Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights ...

Maimonides’ view indicates that while Amalek is viewed collectively, this is still a result of active threatening behavior.