Скачать или смотреть If You Love Hashem, You Must Hate Evil: Parshas Zachor Explained | Rav Yitzchak Berkovits

In this powerful pre-Purim schmooze, Rav Berkovits tackles one of the most uncomfortable and misunderstood mitzvot in the Torah: remembering and erasing Amalek.

Why does the Torah command hatred?
Is Judaism really about destroying an entire nation?
And how can love of Hashem coexist with hatred?

Drawing from Parshas Zachor, the Rosh Yeshiva shlit"a explains a foundational Torah principle:

“Ohavei Hashem sinu ra.” Those who love Hashem must hate evil.

Love without discernment is meaningless.
If everything is equal, nothing is sacred.

Judaism is not universalism without values. The Torah demands moral clarity, a passionate love for the Creator, and an equally passionate rejection of evil.

This shiur explores:
The difference between hating evil and hating people
Why Amalek represents ideological evil
Why we still speak about Amalek even though we don’t know who they are
The deeper purpose of the mitzvah to remember
How this idea forms the spiritual foundation of Purim

Purim is not just a celebration.
It is the triumph of good over evil, and our responsibility to ensure that our love for Hashem is real.

This is a thought-provoking, values-defining perspective on Parshas Zachor that will reshape your understanding of love, hatred, and moral clarity.

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