How to Kill Amalek Legally
They say Germany is Amalek.
Assuming this to be true, and assuming the mitzvah applies to individuals, maybe all you need to kill Amalek is a donation to the German suicide organizations, or better yet, the “German Society for Humane Dying“. I don’t think the size of the donation matters much.
Of course, political campaigning for government funds for assisted suicide and the like is not enough; they must be enabling death in the here and now.
How to Handle Israeli Culture Shock
Eliya Stromberg once wrote a unique article on “reframing” Israeli chutzpah in now-defunct “The English Update”.
Improve Your Torah Learning by Avoiding This One Word
Yeshayahu Leibowitz once said: Don’t say “the holy Gemara”, “der heliger Rashi”, etc.
Though overstated, in my opinion, it’s true that using this language stops independent thought, and should be minimized.