{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Laws of War and Peace with Rav Shlomo Katz","title":"13. Amalek: What Can We Actually Do Today?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/666b0727\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3462,"description":"After learning about Amalek in theory, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David turn to the question everyone eventually reaches:So what are we actually supposed to do with this?\nThis is not a shiur about slogans or politics. It’s an honest conversation about galus mentality, October 7th, “quiet for quiet,” fear, leadership, and whether Am Yisrael is emotionally prepared to confront evil without falling back into illusion.\nMoving between Rav Soloveitchik, Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, the failures of Oslo, and the spiritual confusion of modern Jewish life, Rav Shlomo explores why clarity itself has become one of the hardest things for Jews to hold onto — and why the next generation may be forced to think differently.\n----------\nFor more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com\nJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t\nCHAPTERS\n00:00 Opening Sponsorship and Memorials\n01:36 Historical Context of Amalek’s Attack\n03:44 Rav Soloveitchik and Modern Amalek\n05:21 Hamas, ISIS, Iran, and Amalek Ideology\n08:52 Peace Talks vs. “Quiet for Quiet”\n11:39 Berl Katznelson on Palestinian Nazism\n13:39 Ideology as a Contagious Disease\n18:20 Why Jews Also Struggle With Clarity\n21:32 Balfour, San Remo, and the Return to Eretz Yisrael\n22:40 Bibi’s Framing of the War\n27:18 Germany, Edom, and the Gemara in Megillah\n31:52 Radical Islam and the Desire to Destroy the World\n36:12 Why “Quiet for Quiet” Failed\n40:28 Galus Mentality and Jewish Confusion\n44:14 Can We Still Live Inside Illusions?\n47:45 Unrealistic Long-Term Vision vs. Immediate Action\n50:15 The Younger Generation Needs Different Leadership\n51:22 Should We Build — Or Wait?\n53:12 Combating Pessimism and Building the Future\n54:47 Bottom-Up Change and Empowering the Next Generation\n56:08 A Practical Step Forward\n57:36 Closing Thoughts and Blessing","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/A3P9O2jywzkeEJx00yQRvvqXa7eGstzayvsittORVjA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTAy/MzFlNGIwYjc3ZmE5/OTQ3NTQ3NmQwZGFl/NjRlZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}