{"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":"12. Does Amalek Exist Today?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/79b8f37a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2915,"description":"In this deeply charged shiur, Rav Shlomo explores one of the most difficult and misunderstood sugyos in Torah: Amalek.\nThrough the writings of the Rambam, Ramban, and Rav Soloveitchik, the conversation moves beyond slogans and politics into the deeper Torah question: what does Amalek actually mean in our generation? Is Amalek only an ancient nation that disappeared long ago, or is there still a spiritual and national force in the world whose entire identity is rooted in hatred of Am Yisrael?\nThis episode wrestles honestly with memory, morality, מלחמת מצוה, October 7th, and the responsibility of Jews to learn these sugyos from Torah rather than from emotion alone.\nA difficult but essential conversation for this moment in Jewish history.\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 Blessings and Introduction\n02:18 “What Ceasefire?” — Amalek After October 7th\n05:04 Chayalim Asking: Is This Milchemet Amalek?\n07:28 Rambam: The Mitzvah to Remember Amalek\n10:42 Why the Torah Commands Us to Awaken Hatred of Amalek\n14:11 Shaul HaMelech and the War Against Amalek\n17:32 Holocaust Memory and “Never Forget”\n21:06 Ramban: Why Amalek Still Exists\n24:48 Sancheriv and the Confusion of Nations\n27:50 Amalek as the First and Final War\n31:12 Edom, Exile, and Modern Enemies of Israel\n35:28 Rav Soloveitchik on Amalek in Every Generation\n39:44 Hamas, Iran, and the Question of Amalek Today\n43:18 Compassion, Confusion, and Torah Clarity\n45:50 Darshening Rav Soloveitchik on Amalek’s Continued Existence\n47:03 Lo Tishkach: Torah’s Eternity and the Power of Stories\n48:25 Conclusion: Learning from the Rishonim and Continuing the Discussion","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}