Judaism From Within

Judaism From Within

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

Episodes

October 23, 2025 4 mins

In this short episode of Hirsch on the Weekly Parasha, we explore Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s profound vision of aesthetics. Why did God create a world of beauty? Is the pursuit of the beautiful a spiritual distraction or a path to the divine? 

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Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's on Divorce 

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Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's on marriage

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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.

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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 ...

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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 mer...

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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 ...

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

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Mitzvah #75 – תלמוד תורה

Learning as Calling in Rav Hirsch's Horeb

Exploring Rav Hirsch’s vision of study as transformation and mission.

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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 virt...

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Rav Hirsch Mitzvah #28 Pesach - Haggadah Imbue The Spirit & Flood Their Minds

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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  
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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 l...

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

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  1. in this weeks discussion, we offer a powerful tool in ones approach the torah and a general Jewish world view by shifting your approach of the Oral Law (his Copernican revolution. At the same time, we bring out a profound moral principle from the first law in this weeks parasha 
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In this week's discussion, we take the decalogue the 10 commandments something that's often looked at as separate ideas, But we show with the lens of repairs how it represents, symbolises a unified inseparable whole. 

 

 

Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha

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this week disentangle the concept of trust in God, what do we mean? we also show how the two aspects of the symbol of Shabbos play out this priciple.

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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?

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this week's parsha Bo, in this week's discussion we take a look at the oral law, something that is often considered a little bit arbitrary and we show how these minor details not only validate the meaning of Biblical symbolism and its meaning but enrich it. our topic the Moon

 

Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha

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Why is it so vital the Torah calls to our attention Moses and he very humanness? and how does this give us beautiful parallel to the Prayer Book (Siddur)

 

Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha

 

 

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