Ki Teitzei

In Parshat Ki Teitzei we find the command,
To remember the nation of Amalek who laid a hand,
On the Jewish people when they left the Egyptian land,
To wipe them out, Hashem does demand.

The nation of Amalek was cruel,
The fear of the other nation's they did cool,
When everyone was in awe of the Jews,
To be the first to fight us they did choose.

To a boiling hot bathtub the Jews did compare,
To jump inside no one would dare,
To get burned Amalek didn't care,
They cooled off the water for the other nations everywhere.

״אשר קרך בדרך״ he met you on the way,
In the word קרך/met we see the word קר/cold right away,
Although this happened in days of old,
We each have an inner Amalek to fight we are told.

You wake up in the morning and say,
Today will be better than yesterday,
But then something doesn't go your way,
The Amalek within has a role to play.

Who do you think you are?
You will never get very far,
Amalek puts doubt in your heart,
He cools you off before you start.

The numerical equivalence of the word עמלק/Amalek,
Equals to the numerical equivalence of the word doubt/ספק/Safek,
When you are inspired to do something right,
Don't let the doubts creep in, hold on tight!

Although fear and doubt are above logic and reason,
We can fight it no matter what the season,
Because we have a power that is above logic too,
It is our faith in Hashem, an inheritance for every Jew.

The word זכור/remember holds the key,
To fight Amalek for all eternity,
Remember the faith that may lie buried and forgotten,
And reveal it in the open.

Faith in Hashem isn't something new,
It is a treasure within every Jew,
Because it is above logic and reason too,
It is the perfect weapon to fight the Amalek within me and you.

Souvenir: reusable ice cubes