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Shabbat Zachor: “Remember what Amalek did to you!” But why did he do it? Can we reconcile with our eternal sworn enemies?

Introduction

This week is Shabbat Zachor, where we remember Amalek. In this podcast by Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, he explores who Amalek is and different interpretations as to how the struggle with them began as well as opportunities for how we can “reconcile” even with our greatest enemies today.

This week is 9Adar: The Jewish Week for Constructive Conflict. Check out www.9adar.org/campaign2018 for details on the Keep or Cancel the Controversial Speaker? You Decide! program you can run in your school, community, shul, work or campus.

Daniel Roth

Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth is Director Emeritus of the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution and an adjunct faculty member. He is currently Director of Mosaica and teaches graduate courses on religion and peacebuilding at Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University.

Daniel initiated Pardes’s Mahloket Matters and the 9Adar Project, promoting constructive conflict and dialogue in Israel and beyond. A regular lecturer for MEJDI Tours and National Geographic, he previously served as a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. Daniel holds degrees from Bar-Ilan University, Hebrew University, and Herzog Teachers’ College, and received rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Har Etzion.

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