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We are commanded to "blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven". [Deut 25:19] HamanDeut 25:19 Haman was a descendant of Amalek [Esther 9:24] [Esther 9:24]. Descendants of Haman studied Torah in Bnei Brak. [Sanhedrin 96b [Sanhedrin 96b, Gittin 57b] EvidentlyGittin 57b] Evidently then, a known descendant of Amalek is allowed to convert to Judaism. How does that square with the commandment?

We are commanded to "blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven". [Deut 25:19] Haman was a descendant of Amalek [Esther 9:24]. Descendants of Haman studied Torah in Bnei Brak. [Sanhedrin 96b, Gittin 57b] Evidently then, a known descendant of Amalek is allowed to convert to Judaism. How does that square with the commandment?

We are commanded to "blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven". Deut 25:19 Haman was a descendant of Amalek [Esther 9:24]. Descendants of Haman studied Torah in Bnei Brak. [Sanhedrin 96b, Gittin 57b] Evidently then, a known descendant of Amalek is allowed to convert to Judaism. How does that square with the commandment?

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Can descendants of Amalek become Jewish?

We are commanded to "blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven". [Deut 25:19] Haman was a descendant of Amalek [Esther 9:24]. Descendants of Haman studied Torah in Bnei Brak. [Sanhedrin 96b, Gittin 57b] Evidently then, a known descendant of Amalek is allowed to convert to Judaism. How does that square with the commandment?