The Amalek Conundrum

The Amalek Conundrum - Feb 24, 2026 - The description of Amalek's attack against us in the desert ends with a possibly confusing presentation -God promises that He will utterly wipe out Amalek, yet Moshe tells us that God has declared an eternal war against Amalek - how can there be an eternal war against a people who are completely vanquished? And how can Haman be associated with Amalek if that clan was completely erased over 200 years earlier? (see the source sheet). Building on the Rov's zt"l approach to the Halakhic nature of Amalek, we address these and other Purim-related riddles.