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This Shabbat, (the Shabbat immediately before Purim) is called Shabbat Zachor. ©× ¨.
The Maftir, (additional reading),
from Deut. / Devarim, Parshat Ki-Teitze, (25:17-19), deals with
the commandment to "Remember what Amalek did to you on the
way, upon your departure from Mitzrayim (Egypt).... ...
how they perpetrated a cowardly and unprovoked attack... You shall
erase the memory of Amalek from the heavens, you shall not forget."
This commandment, to remember Amalek,
is one of the 613 commandments. It is incumbent, therefore, upon
every person to attend services on Shabbat Zachor in order
to hear this special reading and remember its message.
What is the connection between erasing
the memory of Amalek and Purim? The wicked Haman, who intended
to destroy all the Jews in one day and claim their spoils, was
the descendant of Agag who was the king of Amalek in the time
of King Shaul. Thus we know that Haman was an Amalekite. This
is why our sages ordained carrying out the commandment of remembering
to erase the memory of Amalek before Purim. Zachor means remember - "Remember... do not forget!"
HAFTORA:: (Additional portion, from Prophets, which is read after the Parsha)
I Samuel / Shmuel I 15:2-34
Taanit Esther is Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, 13 Adar.
Purim begins sundown Thursday,
Feb. 13, 2025, and goes thru Friday evening,
Feb. 14, 2025.
See
the Midrash Mavin on Tetzaveh
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