Hayom Yom 13 Adar 2 - Moshe’s men do battle with Amalek

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Mar 22, 2024 · 6m

הפטורה: כֹּה אָמַר ה

[On the Shabbos before Purim,] the haftarah begins Ko amar Ado-nai (I Shmuel 15:2-34).

אוֹמְרִים אָב הָרַחֲמִים

[After the Torah Reading,] the passage beginning Av HaRachamim is recited.

אֵין אוֹמְרִים צִדְקָתְךָ

[In the Afternoon Service,] the passage beginning Tzidkas’cha is omitted.

וַיָּבוֹא עֲמָלֵק וַיִּלָּחֶם עִם יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּרְפִידִים

It is written: “And Amalek came and fought with Israel at Refidim,”

שֶׁרָפוּ יְדֵיהֶם מִדִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָה

[i.e., the Jews had] “weakened their involvement in the words of the Torah.”

אַז מְ'וועֶרט שְׁוואַך אִין תּוֹרָה

When a Jew…