Amalek
עמלקThe archetypal adversary of Yisrael — doubt, coldness, and the avodah of erasing it. The Sfas Emes on Amalek.
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Shekalim
- Unity of the klal through self-nullificationShekalim · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Generosity's root connects Yisrael to HashemShekalim · תרל"ו · Essay 2
- Shekalim restores the eternal rootShekalim · תרנ"ב · Essay 1
- Preparation purifies the mitzvahShekalim · תרנ"ה · Essay 2
- Separating the grain from the chaffShekalim · תרנ"ו · Essay 1
- Tzedakah elevates above natureShekalim · תרנ"ט · Essay 2
- The unquenchable fire of Torah-loveShekalim · תרס"ב · Essay 2
Tetzaveh
- Honest measure, emunah, and erasing AmalekTetzaveh · תרל"א · Essay 3
- Erasing Amalek through remembranceTetzaveh · תרל"א · Essay 4
- Mitzvos as vessels for hidden lightTetzaveh · תרמ"ב · Essay 1
- Mitzvos as light and fireTetzaveh · תרנ"ה · Essay 2
- Amalek severs the union of the two TorahsTetzaveh · תרנ"ו · Essay 3
- Torah, zechirah, and the erasing of AmalekTetzaveh · תרנ"ח · Essay 2
Zachor
- Remembrance versus Amalek's happenstanceZachor · תרל"ב · Essay 2
- Zerizus and remembering through ShabbosZachor · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Conquering Amalek by sanctifying deedZachor · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Inner point refines all through ShabbosZachor · תרל"ו · Essay 2
- Guarding the hatred of Amalek as protection from sinZachor · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Blotting out Amalek from withinZachor · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Erasing Amalek through revealing Hashem's NameZachor · תרל"ז · Essay 2
- Shabbos remembrance empowers erasing AmalekZachor · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Blotting out Amalek through the yoke of HeavenZachor · תרל"ח · Essay 3
- Amalek as Israel's inverse on the scaleZachor · תרל"ט · Essay 1
- Blotting out Amalek through Shabbos unityZachor · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Blotting out Amalek through joy and ShabbosZachor · תרמ"א · Essay 1
- Blotting out Amalek through elevation and ShabbosZachor · תרמ"ג · Essay 2
- Remembering the foundation defeats AmalekZachor · תרמ"ד · Essay 1
- Amalek, Shabbos, and the refinement of descentZachor · תרמ"ה · Essay 2
- Hatred of Amalek born of love for HashemZachor · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Shabbos elevates the body to erase AmalekZachor · תרמ"ו · Essay 2
- Shabbos rest erases Amalek's gripZachor · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Amalek as the orlah covering the covenantZachor · תרמ"ז · Essay 2
- Defeating Amalek through bittul and trust in HashemZachor · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Shabbos testimony blots out AmalekZachor · תרמ"ח · Essay 2
- Shabbos peace as the erasing of AmalekZachor · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- The Avos as channels of the divine midosZachor · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Shabbos and Amalek: full table versus empty tableZachor · תרמ"ט · Essay 3
- Moshe's hands reflect Yisrael's readinessZachor · תר"נ · Essay 1
- Shabbos as the tikkun of AmalekZachor · תר"נ · Essay 2
- Bittul precedes wholeness against AmalekZachor · תרנ"ג · Essay 1
- Completing the deed: erasing Amalek perfects Hashem's NameZachor · תרנ"ד · Essay 1
- Fanning the hidden fire of TorahZachor · תרנ"ד · Essay 2
- Shabbos, bris, and blotting out AmalekZachor · תרנ"ד · Essay 3
- Blotting out Amalek through Torah and ShabbosZachor · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Defeating Amalek through fighting for Hashem's sakeZachor · תרנ"ז · Essay 2
- Speech erases Amalek and reveals TorahZachor · תרס"ב · Essay 1
- Shabbos, Amalek, and remembranceZachor · תרס"ב · Essay 2
- War on Amalek as revealing the hidden NameZachor · תרס"ד · Essay 1
Purim
- Remembrance fused to the soul erases AmalekPurim · תרל"א · Essay 5
- Purim repairs the sin of the EgelPurim · תרל"ו · Essay 2
- Blotting out Amalek to rectify scattered thoughtsPurim · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Mordechai rectifies King Shaul's sinPurim · תרל"ז · Essay 3
- Purim restores the merit of na'aseh v'nishmaPurim · תרל"ז · Essay 4
- Purim unity and the Oral TorahPurim · תרל"ח · Essay 1
- The lot reveals Amalek's final downfallPurim · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Refusing Amalek's spoil blots out his memoryPurim · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Ascending to the fiftieth gate above good and evilPurim · תר"מ · Essay 3
- Unity defeats AmalekPurim · תרמ"א · Essay 2
- Purim on the day of rest: uprooting Amalek through clarityPurim · תרמ"א · Essay 3
- Amalek's fall opens conversion to the nationsPurim · תרמ"ג · Essay 1
- Purim unity and the downfall of AmalekPurim · תרמ"ג · Essay 3
- Purim's darkness revealed retroactively as lightPurim · תרמ"ג · Essay 4
- Reaccepting Torah out of lovePurim · תרמ"ה · Essay 1
- Menuchah as the true defeat of AmalekPurim · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Re-accepting the Torah out of love after Amalek's fallPurim · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Revealing Hashem's glory through Amalek's downfallPurim · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- Unity defeats Amalek and rebuilds the MikdashPurim · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Purim salvation through Jewish unityPurim · תרנ"ג · Essay 2
- Blotting Amalek Reveals the TorahPurim · תרנ"ג · Essay 3
- Purim completes the deed Amalek blockedPurim · תרנ"ד · Essay 3
- Hidden Torah endures through concealmentPurim · תרנ"ה · Essay 1
- Purim Restores Face-To-Face TorahPurim · תרנ"ו · Essay 2
- Hidden light revealed through Purim's distressPurim · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Mordechai the steadfast tzaddik defeats AmalekPurim · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Mordechai's crown and the witness to Hashem's OnenessPurim · תרנ"ח · Essay 2
- Amalek's fall uncovers the bris and TorahPurim · תרנ"ט · Essay 1
- The light of Torah internalizedPurim · תרנ"ט · Essay 2
- Amalek's downfall and the joy of PurimPurim · תרנ"ט · Essay 3
- Erasing Amalek reveals Torah's inner lightPurim · תר"ס · Essay 1
- Purim reawakened love of TorahPurim · תרס"א · Essay 1
- Jewish unity defeats Amalek and falsehoodPurim · תרס"א · Essay 3
- Torah's light revealed through worthy vesselsPurim · תרס"ב · Essay 1
- Truth of Yaakov outlasts Amalek's falsehoodPurim · תרס"ב · Essay 3
- Purim reveals the hidden light of TorahPurim · תרס"ג · Essay 1
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Pesach
- Restoring Divine OrderPesach · תרל"ג · Essay 4
- Divine Kingship Revealed Through IsraelPesach · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Spiritual Victory Over NationsPesach · תרל"ח · Essay 8
- Faith Through All GenerationsPesach · תרל"ט · Essay 14
- Offering the First to GodPesach · תרמ"א · Essay 4
- Refining Spiritual SparksPesach · תרמ"ג · Essay 5
- Overcoming Amalek to Receive TorahPesach · תרנ"ז · Essay 5