Torah Reading for Purim
Torah Reading for Purim Shemot (Exodus) Chapter 17 8Amalek came and fought against Israel in Refidim. ח וַיָּבֹ֖א עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּרְפִידִֽם : וַיָּבֹא עֲמָלֵק וגו ' - Amalek came… The Torah places this section next to the previous verse, as if God were saying: I am always among you and ready to provide for all your needs, and yet you say: “Is God present among us or not?” I swear by your lives that the dog, Amalek, will now come and bite you so that you cry out to Me and realize where I am. This may be compared to a man who put his son on his shoulders and set out on a journey. The son saw an object on the way and said, “Father, pick up this object and give it to me,” and he gave it to him; and so a second time and so a third time ....