{"podcast":{"title":"The Laws of War and Peace with Rav Shlomo Katz","slug":"the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010","podcast_index_feed_id":7750010,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz","website_url":"http://RavShlomoKatz.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JX0M-eggFvQ8ub5VbD5jjAPN99UVGRBZ-rSgRVldhFE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTAy/MzFlNGIwYjc3ZmE5/OTQ3NTQ3NmQwZGFl/NjRlZC5qcGc.jpg","author":"Rav Shlomo Katz","episode_count":19,"summary":"The Laws of War and Peace with Rav Shlomo Katz is a series based on Hilchos Milchamah VeShalom by Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, opening up the Torah of מלחמה ושלום for the times we are living in right now. In these episodes, Rav Shlomo explores the halachic, biblical, and inner spiritual foundations of war, courage, national responsibility, emunah, and redemption. Through the lens of Tanach, Chazal, and the living reality of Am Yisrael, this series asks: How is a Jew meant to think, feel, pray, and act in a time of מלחמה? What does true gevurah look like? How do we fight evil without losing humility? And how do war, mesirus nefesh, and miracles become part of the unfolding geulah?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T00:17:10.905999+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010"},"episode":{"title":"12. Does Amalek Exist Today?","slug":"12-does-amalek-exist-today","published_at":"2026-05-25T09:30:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010/12-does-amalek-exist-today","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/79b8f37a","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/79b8f37a/af5d93bf.mp3","summary":"In this deeply charged shiur, Rav Shlomo explores one of the most difficult and misunderstood sugyos in Torah: Amalek. Through the writings of the Rambam, Ramban, and Rav Soloveitchik, the conversation moves beyond slogans and politics into the deeper Torah question: what does Amalek actually mean in our generation? Is Amalek only an ancient nation that disappeared long ago, or is there still a spiritual and national force in the world whose entire identity is rooted in hatred of Am Yisrael? This episode wrestles honestly with memory, morality, מלחמת מצוה, October 7th, and the responsibility of Jews to learn these sugyos from Torah rather than from emotion alone. A difficult but essential conversation for this moment in Jewish history. ---------- For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening Blessings and Introduction 02:18 “What Ceasefire?” — Amalek After October 7th 05:04 Chayalim Asking: Is This Milchemet Amalek? 07:28 Rambam: The Mitzvah to Remember Amalek 10:42 Why the Torah Commands Us to Awaken Hatred of Amalek 14:11 Shaul HaMelech and the War Against Amalek 17:32 Holocaust Memory and “Never Forget” 21:06 Ramban: Why Amalek Still Exists 24:48 Sancheriv and the Confusion of Nations 27:50 Amalek as the First and Final War 31:12 Edom, Exile, and Modern Enemies of Israel 35:28 Rav Soloveitchik on Amalek in Every Generation 39:44 Hamas, Iran, and the Question of Amalek Today 43:18 Compassion, Confusion, and Torah Clarity 45:50 Darshening Rav Soloveitchik on Amalek’s Continued Existence 47:03 Lo Tishkach: Torah’s Eternity and the Power of Stories 48:25 Conclusion: Learning from the Rishonim and Continuin…","meta_description":"In this deeply charged shiur, Rav Shlomo explores one of the most difficult and misunderstood sugyos in Torah: Amalek. Through the writings of the Rambam,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2915,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010/episodes/12-does-amalek-exist-today/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010/12-does-amalek-exist-today.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}