Parshas Parshas Zachor

The maamarim 2

1. 1 זכור את אשר עשה לך עמלק בדרך וגו׳ “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way” Every soul goes out of its own Egypt each day, and Amalek attacks on the way out: the brazen force that cuts the mind off from the heart, so that a person defies what he knows. The way through is the “back” of holiness, accepting G‑d’s yoke and forcing the heart through contemplation, which leads to the “front,” a love of G‑d that is one’s very life and delight; there Amalek has no hold, and G‑d’s Name and Throne become whole. Maamar 1.36 paragraphs~50 min97 sourcesEnglish
2. 2 ביאור אין השם שלם An Explanation of “The Name Is Not Whole” G‑d’s Name and Throne become whole when the intellect is drawn down into the heart: first back to back, as love the mind compels and service beyond habit, and then face to face, in revealed delight. Amalek is the brazen hardness at the back of the neck that cuts the mind off from the heart; it must be fought every day, until love in delight blots it out. Maamar 2.Biur11 paragraphs~15 min30 sourcesEnglish

The Rebbe’s maamarim on this parsha 1

The Rebbe built one of his maamarim (5747) on the Alter Rebbe’s maamarim of this parsha. Each maamar’s page summarizes them, with what the Rebbe adds; or see them all together.

• Maamar 1זכור את אשר עשה לך עמלק בדרך וגו׳1 maamar · 5747

Learn it in seven days Sunday to Shabbos

The Rebbe asked that all the maamarim of the week’s parsha be learned in that week, spread over its seven days. Here is the parsha in seven portions of about equal length.

1. SUNMaamar 1, ¶1–7~9 min
2. MONMaamar 1, ¶8–15~12 min
3. TUEMaamar 1, ¶16–23~9 min
4. WEDMaamar 1, ¶24–30~10 min
5. THUMaamar 1, ¶31–35~9 min
6. FRIMaamar 1 ¶36 – maamar 2 ¶6~10 min
7. SHABMaamar 2, ¶7–11~10 min