tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post111088880831966718..comments2023-11-02T12:16:19.495+02:00Comments on The Jewish Worker: Judaism, Morality, and Racismblukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-1111022659741406652005-03-17T03:24:00.000+02:002005-03-17T03:24:00.000+02:00Please note my recent post at Hirhurem.3/16 8:15 T...Please note my recent post at Hirhurem.3/16 8:15 Thank you and all the best . ResoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-1110902437053804132005-03-15T18:00:00.000+02:002005-03-15T18:00:00.000+02:00R' Chaim Soloveitchik claimed that one who acts li...R' Chaim Soloveitchik claimed that one who acts like the original Amalekites gains that status. <BR/><BR/>You are correct this is not הלכה למעשה however it does shed light on the Torah's view of morality.blukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-1110901510664696042005-03-15T17:45:00.000+02:002005-03-15T17:45:00.000+02:00When is Amalek Amalek?
Does the Mitzva to kill Am...When is Amalek Amalek?<br /><br />Does the Mitzva to kill Amalekites apply to those who adhere to the nation of Amalek only? How do we know if Mr. X is an Amalekite, especially in today's world, where people of various ethnicities have intermixed?<br /><br />Before one jumps to conclusions that, yes, Jews today are m'tzuveh to kill Amalekites wherever they find them, we need to examine how we determine who is an Amalekite and who is qualified to make that determination.<br /><br />I think this is a big Teiku; that we need to worry about it only if we really, really believe Mashiach is coming right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com