Aliya Summary: The Israelites journeyed further and as they arrived
in Refidim their drinking water ran out again. The Israelites
complained, and G‑d instructed Moshe to smite a certain rock with his
staff. Water came pouring out of the rock and the people drank. The
Amalekites then came and attacked the Israelites. Moshe directed his
student Joshua to assemble an army and battle Amalek. Joshua did so, and
the Israelites were victorious—aided by Moshe's prayer atop a mountain.
G‑d told Moshe to record in the Book that He will "surely erase the
memory of Amalek from under the heavens."
What made
Amalek so evil was that they exploited the (perceived) weakness of the
Israelites to try and destroy them. While recording in the book to erase
their memory sounds like an oxymoron, the point was to remember to
never prey on the weak, for we were once weak too.
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