After the murderous religious Nazis of Islam took over Iran
in 1979 (and in the process took 52 U.S. embassy workers hostage for 444 days),
the sentiment in much of the civilized world was that Iran had become a rogue
nation that needed to be stopped before it spread its murderous theology across
the globe.
A parody of the The Beach Boys’ hit song Barbara Ann was
released in 1980 that reflected that sentiment. A sentiment few believed would
ever translate into reality. Until it did a few days ago on Shabbos, Parshas
Zachor.
Parshas Zachor is when we read about the Torah’s requirement
to erase the very memory of Amalek, which in our day can be applied to any
individual or nation that seeks to destroy the Jewish people. That is why we
read this portion of the Torah on the Shabbos before Purim. Which is today.
Purim is the story of ancient Persia (today’s Iran), then
under the control of Haman - the Amalek of his time. He sought to wipe the
Jewish people off the map and prepared to do so swiftly. It was on Purim that
the tables were turned on Haman and he himself was destroyed. The Jewish people
of ancient Persia had their freedom restored and were once again able to
practice Judaism openly.
Modern-day Persia (Iran) had its own Amalek...
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