When is Parshat Zachor (Remember Amalek) read, and what are the specific Torah and haftarah portions?
Synopsis
Parshat Zachor is read on the Shabbat immediately before Purim. The Torah portion is 'Remember what Amalek did to you' (Deuteronomy 25:17-19), and the haftarah is 'I took account of what Amalek did to you' (I Samuel 15).
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