I’m writing this from my home in Modiin, central Israel, after spending most of the day in a bomb shelter with my wife and three kids.

Earlier today, the United States and Israel launched a pre-emptive strike against Iran, a regime openly pursuing nuclear weapons and calling for the destruction of Israel and America. Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles at us throughout the day. Sirens. Booms. The scramble to get the kids to safety. The waiting. The checking phones. The waiting again.

War has begun. And it began on Parshat Zachor.

For those unfamiliar, every year on the Shabbat before Purim, Jewish communities around the world read a special Torah portion commanding us to remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people. The commandment is singular and absolute: Zachor. Remember. Do not forget........

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