“We are rachmanim bnei rachmanim.”

Again and again throughout this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David return to that reality: the Jewish people are compassionate by nature. And precisely because of that, the Torah forces us to confront Amalek over and over again.

Moving through Shaul HaMelech’s mercy on Agag, the obligation of Parshas Zachor, October 7th, the moral confusion surrounding modern warfare, and Rav Shmuel Eliyahu’s understanding of Amalek in our generation, this conversation wrestles honestly with one of the hardest Torah topics imaginable.

Not as a political discussion. Not as slogans. But as Torah.

A raw and emotionally charged shiur about compassion, survival, responsibility, and why the Torah insists that evil must still be recognized clearly, even by a people whose instinct is mercy.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Sponsorships and Memorials
01:37 Brandon’s Question: Call to Action for Shlav Bet
04:21 Compassion and the Obligation to Eradicate Amalek
07:39 Recent Chayal Killed in Lebanon — A Tragedy
09:27 The Danger of Forgetting Amalek and Shaul’s Failure
15:16 Gemara on Yoav Killing Only Amalek Males
17:03 Modern Amalek: Estimating Numbers in Gaza
20:28 Halacha: Prioritizing Parshas Zachor Over Megillah
23:21 The Moral Question of Conscripting Our Youth
26:27 Why Parshas Zachor Holds a Solemn Obligation
27:29 Listening to the Cry of the Yishmaeli Child
35:21 Modern Definition of Amalek: From Nations to Individuals
40:12 Category Errors in the Amalek Debate
42:19 First Aid Priority: The Collapsed Building Lesson
45:16 Identifying Threats Beyond Amalek
46:38 Root Issue: Rebuilding the Temple
49:11 Redefining Amalek in Modern Context
50:43 Drawing the Line on Individual Amalek
54:57 Essential Mitzvah: Survival (V’chai Bahem)
56:08 Choosing the Voice for Change
57:11 Importance of Parshas Zachor Reminder