[Avodah] why davka? amalek??

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 04:50:32PM -0500, Lisa Liel wrote:
> I thought it was, implicitly.  It isn't enough for Hashem to be in this  
> world.  Hashem has to be recognized to be in this world.  The tachlis of  
> creation involves mankind coming to know Hashem.  The essence of Amalek  
> is a refusal to recognize Hashem under any circumstance.

In my formulation is was about recognizing life above the physical
altogether. We see from parashas Noach, comparing the mabul to migdal
Bavel, that what the world really needs to survive more than bowing to
G-d is interpersonal ethics.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha