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Title: Hamas: Today’s Amalek
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URL Source: https://jewishjournal.com/commentar ... st/364360/hamas-todays-amalek/
Published: May 7, 2024
Author: Morton Schapiro
Post Date: 2024-05-07 21:12:00 by The_Rock
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Views: 593
Comments: 13
There are some pretty despicable characters sprinkled throughout the Hebrew Bible; Amalek and his followers are among the worst. Exodus 17:8- 16 recounts that, not long after the glorious celebration of dance and song described so beautifully in the Song of Miriam, the Israelites were ambushed by the Amalekites. We learn more about the brutality of the attack near the conclusion of the Torah, in Deuteronomy 25:17-18: “Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt — how, undeterred by the fear of G-d, he surprised you on the march, when you were famished and weary, and cut down all the stragglers in your rear.” The implication is that if there are any accepted rules of warfare, the Amalekites ignored them with their ruthless barbarity. Sound familiar? But the Torah continues with a passage that used to mystify me. Deuteronomy 25:19 implores us that while “you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!” Isn’t that paradoxical? How can you possibly remember something that you erase from your memory? I wrestled with that puzzle when we read that parsha just a few weeks ago, before our lives were suddenly filled with anger and sorrow. I understand the words of the Torah a bit better now. The Amalekites, eternal enemies of the Jewish people, are said to be the embodiment of pure evil. Just as the Nazis were the 20th century’s version of Amalek, Hamas has proven that they are the Amalek of today. The Amalekites, eternal enemies of the Jewish people, are said to be the embodiment of pure evil. Just as the Nazis were the 20th century’s version of Amalek, Hamas has proven that they are the Amalek of today. I see the words “Do not forget” as an admonition to minimize the chances that this nightmare will happen again. Learn from military intelligence mistakes, don’t trust in the humanity of enemies who have none, and always remain vigilant. So why blot out the memory of those monsters? Perhaps it has to do with self-care. Must we relive the hideous evidence over and over again in order to honor the lives of the slaughtered innocents? Personally, I have tried to avoid some of the most horrific videos and accounts. Going down that rabbit hole not only leads to despair, it is giving in to what Hamas wants us to do. They, like ISIS before them, make no attempt to hide their crimes. To the contrary, they seek to maximize their exposure. The more gruesome, the better. Why? They want us to be distracted, scared, and distraught. They would like nothing more than to have us lie awake at night, immobilized with rage and fear. Self-care is an integral component of Judaism. While not turning a blind eye to the recent and ongoing horrors against Jews playing out both in the Middle East and across the world, we should allow ourselves to take an occasional break from our televisions, computers, and social media. Every so often try falling asleep listening to Mendelssohn, not CNN. Visualize a simcha, not Hamas supporters celebrating atrocities. Don’t forget to keep doing whatever it is that sustains you. Take a long walk; attend religious services; watch a romcom; hug your loved ones. In other words, don’t let our enemies steal our souls. At this stage, I doubt that many of us need be reminded of what Hamas did to our people. And I suspect that we agree on what we need to do in return. If we ever hope to live in peace alongside our Palestinian neighbors, Hamas, like Amalek, must be removed from the world. But at the same time, we owe it to ourselves to focus on our own health, and on the well-being of our families, our friends, and our community. Ask each other: Are you taking care of yourself? And be especially mindful of the extraordinary pressure that our clergy and our lay leaders are under, as they comfort others while working to ensure that their congregations and other gathering spaces are safe places for prayer, learning, and reflection. Let’s not give the enemy what it wants. Without our mental and physical health, we will not have the strength and the clarity to do what must be done.
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#1. To: The_Rock (#0)
God didn't write that, the Jews did. They wrote ALL of the Old Testament (Tanach in Judaism). Furthermore, a true God would not order his "Chosen" to murder their enemies, men, women, children, and their livestock.. 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. So yeah, they decided that THEY were the "chosen people" and that God Himself not only condoned the genocide they wished to commit, he COMMANDED them to do so. Seems that they've tricked people into believing the word of the Jews to be the word of God Himself, and have taken advantage of that fact throughout time to commit heinous atrocities against those they view as adversaries. You still haven't answered my question I posed the other day, which was whether or not you knew what the Kabbalah is. Have you ever heard of Gemartria? So now you are God. lol A fool has said in his heart there is no God. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. 24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Fearing God Alone (Luke 12:4-7) 26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Confessing Christ (Luke 12:8-12) 32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. The Sword of the Gospel (Luke 12:49-53) 34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. Take up Your Cross (Matthew 16:24-28; Mark 8:34-38; Luke 9:23-27) 37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. The Reward of Service (2 Kings 4:8-17) 40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
You did not address the problem FormerLurker has with a specific verse: Instead, you threw out some random verses hoping to razzle-dazzle him so you could avoid some seriously thorny issues. Whoever is paying you to shill isn't getting their money's worth.
More misdirection by our resident shill.
A fool has said in his heart there is no God. Huh? To you, the Jews are God. Their gibberish is your purpose in life. Stone can offer no rational response to what I wrote, so he babbles some stuff that he hoped to impress himself with. Once he realizes he cannot get away with this on here, he just might disappear. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
I'm a malek, you're a malek, wouldn't you like be a malek too?
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs
Every day a new mortal enemy. If it were me I'd be wondering why everyone hates me. Unless I just got off on that, I'd do some soul searching.
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs
The Jews aren't Gods. They sin like the rest of us. If they were trying to portray themselves as Gods. The Bible wouldn't show there many shortcomings. It would only portray them in a positive light. God revealed himself in the past. The Bible records it. You've made your choice not to believe it and that is ok with me.
I just don't care what you wrote. You weren't giving examples from Gods word. So who cares.
1 Samuel 15:3 King James Version 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. Issue#1... God told Saul to completely remove the Amalekites (descendants of Esau) from existence. Saul did not obey but spared some. Result: because Saul did not kill them all, we suffer under the house of Rothschild today. Issue#2... As for the children... The Amalekites burned alive many of their children to Remphan/Molech. Their existence in this world was a nightmare. The children that did grow up took on their family's hereditary traits, including genocide of neighboring peoples. In this particular case of the Amalekite enfants and children...there was the need to spare both the enfants from their earthly life of hell, and, future generations the agony caused by their descendants. The children that were killed...God does not regard children as adults...they got to skip their life of hell, and go straight to where I wish I was right now. (God does not view death the way we do. He sees the eternal life of a human being). So...sincere question: if you were in God's shoes, and could see the future of the enfants (and their descendants the Rothschilds)...what would you do? Did God command Saul unjustly? Was there another way that God should have handled the situation? What does this say about the character of God? These are the thorny issues that Stone lacked the courage to address, but that demand an answer. Not saying I have the answer, but the facts need to be laid out in the light of day.
Deuteronomy 25:17-18: “Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt — how, undeterred by the fear of G-d, he surprised you on the march, when you were famished and weary, and cut down all the stragglers in your rear.”
1 Samuel 15:3 King James Version
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination 
#2. To: The_Rock (#0)
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#3. To: FormerLurker (#1)
Furthermore, a true God would not order his "Chosen" to murder their enemies, men, women, children, and their livestock..
#4. To: The_Rock, FormerLurker (#3)
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1 Samuel 15:3 King James Version 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
#5. To: The_Rock (#0)
Hamas: Today’s Amalek
#6. To: The_Rock (#3)
So now you are God. lol
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#7. To: watchman (#4)
You did not address the problem FormerLurker has with a specific verse:
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#8. To: watchman (#5)
More misdirection by our resident shill.
#9. To: FormerLurker (#7)
#10. To: The_Rock (#0)
#11. To: FormerLurker (#6)
#12. To: FormerLurker (#7)
Stone can offer no rational response to what I wrote,
#13. To: FormerLurker (#7)
Stone can offer no rational response to what I wrote
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