Ki Seitzei 25:17 · unit 1

TT #785 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:17

The Complete Passuk

זָכ֕וֹר אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ עֲמָלֵ֑ק בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

Remember what Amalek did to you on the way when you came out of Egypt,

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Megillah.

TT lemma: זָכוֹר.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

זָכוֹר – יָכוֹל בַּלֵּב? כְּשֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר לֹא תִּשְׁכַּח הֲרֵי שִׁכְחַת הַלֵּב אֲמוּרָה; הָא מָה אֲנִי מְקַיֵּם זָכוֹר – בַּפֶּה.

English: “Remember” — might this mean in the heart? When it says “you shall not forget,” the forgetting of the heart is already stated; how then do I fulfill “remember”? With the mouth.

On the daf / in context: The positive commandment of remembrance requires verbal expression, not merely mental recollection.

Type of Learning

Derash distinguishing mental and verbal remembrance.

What Is Learned

The mitzvah to remember Amalek must be fulfilled by spoken words, not only by thought.