https://mishpacha.com/the-amalek-paradox/
We’ve all noticed the Amalek paradox. We’re commanded to obliterate Amalek’s memory from under the heavens — every single year, without forgetting. If the point of parshas Zachor were simply to eliminate Amalek’s memory, we wouldn’t reopen their story every year. Obviously, there must be a deeper purpose to this mitzvah.
The parshah of Amalek isn’t just about our external foe. It’s about a negative force that lives inside us.
With this in mind, we can resolve the Amalek paradox. No matter how much we work on our emunah, no matter the level we reach, Amalek’s impact will resurface. Last year, we may have internalized that Hashem runs our lives with total Hashgacha pratis — but now, we’re struggling to “see” it play out practically in our day-to-day lives.
The article has some good points in it, but I disagree with his interpretation. Wiping the "memory" of Amalek is given in the Megillah, ie hanging Haman and his 10 sons. A contemporary example is bombing Khamenei and his 48 reshaim ministers and generals.
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