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https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06-39-03.jpeg16241080The biblical requirement to remember the abominable actions of the Amalekite nation is fulfilled by reading Parashat Zakhor, which includes the incident and the injunction. The Sages instituted it be read on the Shabbat before Purim. They associated the mitzva with Purim, as Haman the Agagite and many of his co-conspirators were of Amalekite descent. There are three Torah commandments relating to Amalek: Remember what Amalek did to us. Do not forget what Amalek did to us. Wipe out Amalek’s descendants. The Jewish nation has a challenging role in the world. The message of ideals and faith God wishes us to convey to the world provokes the wicked against us. This persecution began with the Amalekites, and it is why no nation has been more persecuted throughout history than the Jews. Instead of developing agriculture or industry, the Amalekites supported themselves by stealing and looting. Living on the edges of ...