TORAH PORTION; First Comes Acceptance, Then Comes Logic From: Jewish Exponent | Date: March 17, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Sherman, Shraga
Jewish Exponent
03-17-2005
Shabbat this week has the special distinction of being known as Shabbat
Zachor, the Sabbath of Remembrance. It prepares us for the upcoming holiday
of Purim, when we are commanded to remember what Amalek and his descendent
Haman did to the Jewish people, and at the same time to blot out Amalek's
name and memory. Therefore, the Haftorah selection is connected to these
events.

King Saul, the progenitor of Mordechai, disobeyed the word of God in
showing misplaced compassion upon Agag, the king of Amalek and the ancestor
of Haman. Samuel's original prophecy and ...

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