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A tribute to the legacy of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Why This Title? It was his motto ’sich selbst begreifendes Ju dentum ’, Judaism understood from within, a term that encapsulates Rav Hirsch’s approach of diving into the essence of Judaism, viewing it through its inherent structures rather than through external lenses. Under the ”Topical Resources” , you’ll find additional Topics

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United Kingdom

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A tribute to the legacy of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Why This Title? It was his motto ’sich selbst begreifendes Ju dentum ’, Judaism understood from within, a term that encapsulates Rav Hirsch’s approach of diving into the essence of Judaism, viewing it through its inherent structures rather than through external lenses. Under the ”Topical Resources” , you’ll find additional Topics

Language:

English

Contact:

0097523585413


Episodes
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Rav Hirsch Mishpatim - How They Treat the Waiter On a Date: The Moral Baseline That Reveals Who You Really Are

2/11/2026
Rav Hirsch Mishpatim - How They Treat the Waiter On a Date: The Moral Baseline That Reveals Who You Really Are

Duration:00:07:13

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Rav Hirsch on mission: Nihilism in a Talis & The Dangers of False Solutions

2/5/2026
Rav Samson raphael Hirsch on principles that stand against meaning

Duration:00:10:11

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Mitzvah #84 Lost Articles & Testimony - The Morality of Attention

1/14/2026
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on Attention Mitzvah #84 Lost Articles & Testimony - The Morality of Attention

Duration:00:09:38

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Mitzvah #83 - Chinuch Part 2 - Raising Them Right: A Spiritual Guide to Parenting Every Age T

12/30/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on Chinuch Mitzvah #83 - Chinuch Part 2 - Raising Them Right: A Spiritual Guide to Parenting Every Age

Duration:00:11:21

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Mitzvah #83 - Chinuch’s Triple Responsibility: Physical, Emotional & Practical & How We Can Betray It

12/1/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on Chinuch The Triple Responsibility: Physical, Emotional & Practical & How We Can Betray It

Duration:00:12:36

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When Hell Opens Up Beneath You - Rav Hirsch On Toldos

11/20/2025
When Hell Opens Up Beneath You - Rav Hirsch On Toldos

Duration:00:04:14

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Mitzvah #82 - Yibbum & Chalitzah (Levirate Marriage) Love Enough to Let Go

11/20/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's on Divorce Levirate Marriage Love Enough to Let Go

Duration:00:08:22

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Mitzvah #81 Divorce - Freedom Within Form: The Moral Architecture of Divorce

10/21/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's on Divorce

Duration:00:08:43

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Mitzvah #80 - Marriage with a Mission - Shared Purpose Leads To Unity

9/18/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's on marriage

Duration:00:12:18

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Mitzvah #79 - The Moral Frame Of The Home - How to Do It Right

9/3/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's vision of Setting Up a Home We explore the timeless call to raise families, sustain the Jewish people, and secure the moral mission to humanity rooted in the practical wisdom of financial stability and the spiritual weight of home.

Duration:00:12:18

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Mitzvah #78 - Repentance - Sin as a Feature & The Inner Confrontation of Teshuvah

7/31/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch vision of Teshuvah What if repentance isn’t about apologising to God but confronting yourself? In this episode, we explore Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s vision of Teshuvah as radical self-honesty: confession not as ritual, but as recognition of your own capacity to change. And what if sin itself isn't a flaw in the system, but a feature essential to human freedom, moral struggle, and divine purpose? Join us as we reframe failure, not as shameful, but as the starting point of meaning.

Duration:00:09:53

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Horeb – Mitzvah #78 - Rabbinic Authority - Structure Over Charisma

7/9/2025
Rav Hirsch, Horeb, Mitzvah 78 – Rabbinic Authority As we explore in this episode, Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch understood ancient legal authority not as personal influence, but as the outgrowth of a divinely mandated structure a system rooted in Sinai that gives form to our mission in life. Drawing on his analysis, we reflect on the nature of our own rabbinic influences. I examine its relevance to the idea of a personal rabbi not merely someone wise or kind, but someone embedded in a structure, someone who submits to a higher halachic authority. As Rav Hirsch points out, the Sanhedrin held legitimate power only when seated in the Chamber of Hewn Stone, and the Kohen could serve only while wearing his sacred garments. True Torah leadership is not about charisma, but continuity. Without submission to something beyond the self, we risk mistaking personality for Torah.

Duration:00:12:18

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Horeb – Mitzvah #77 - Intermarriage - Why Judaism Isn’t Racist, and What Makes a Marriage Sacred

6/19/2025
Horeb – Mitzvah #77 - Intermarriage - Why Judaism Isn’t Racist, and What Makes a Marriage Sacred In this episode, we tackle a common misconception: that Judaism's opposition to intermarriage is rooted in ethnic exclusivity. Drawing from the insights of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Horeb, we explore how Judaism views identity through ethical and moral responsibility. We contrast the universalism of the Church with salvation through the institution, with Judaism's ethical universalism, which upholds that anyone can find favor through just and moral living. We also examine how love in Judaism is not an end in itself, but a foundation that matures into shared mission, where man and woman unite not just emotionally, but toward a higher purpose.

Duration:00:13:01

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Horeb – Mitzvah #76: Your Moral Environment - Snared by Influence (and what is חֵרֶם)

6/9/2025
Horeb – Mitzvah #76: Your Moral Environment - Snared by Influence (and what is חֵרֶם)

Duration:00:12:26

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Mitzvah #75 – תלמוד תורה - Learning as Calling (Rav Hirsch Horeb )

5/16/2025
Mitzvah #75 – תלמוד תורה Learning as Calling in Rav Hirsch's Horeb Exploring Rav Hirsch’s vision of study as transformation and mission.

Duration:00:11:55

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Mitzvah #74 – מפני שיבה תקום Age, Wisdom & Virtue: AI and the Illusion of Insight

4/26/2025
Mitzvah #74 – מפני שיבה תקום Age, Wisdom & Virtue: AI and the Illusion of Insight How do we honor the ripened wisdom of age in an age of instant answers? This episode explores the mitzvah of “מפני שיבה תקום” through the lens of Rav Hirsch and the digital age—contrasting earned maturity with artificial knowledge. As AI offers the illusion of depth without the work of becoming, we reflect on what it means to truly grow into virtue, not just simulate it.

Duration:00:12:07

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Mitzvah #73 - כבוד אב ואם - Honor Thy Father and Mother: A Bridge to Transcendence

3/18/2025
Mitzvah #73 - כבוד אב ואם - Honor Thy Father and Mother: A Bridge to Transcendence In Gratitude to My Own Parents, Who Showed Me the Path Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on the rational of Jewish law

Duration:00:09:42

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Mitzvah #72 - Mitzvah as Love: The Jewish Religious Consciousness in Action

3/3/2025
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Mitzvah as Love: The Jewish Religious Consciousness in Action Mitzvah is more than obligation—it is love made real. In this episode, we explore how Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch sees mitzvah as the embodied expression of divine love, shaping not just our actions but our very consciousness. What does it mean to approach God through mitzvot? And how does this uniquely Jewish religious consciousness redefine love itself?

Duration:00:11:13

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Mitzvah #71 - Following The Many - The Heuristics of Experience, Law and Faith

2/20/2025
Mitzvah #71 - Following The Many - The Heuristics of Experience, Law and Faith

Duration:00:11:26

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Mitzvah #70 - Speech, Oaths & Vowels - The Quintessential Chuk

2/6/2025
Rav Hirsch’s insight into vowels reveals a profound truth about the power of speech—the very tool that can create, uplift,can destroy. In this episode, we explore how language embodies both the highest potential for good and the gravest danger for harm. Why is speech the ultimate Chuk? And what does this teach us about our responsibility in wielding words?

Duration:00:09:51