Judaism From Within

Mitzvah #75 – תלמוד תורה

Learning as Calling in Rav Hirsch's Horeb

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

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

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

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

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 

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

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.

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?

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

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

In this episode, we explore Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's profound insights on modesty, framed through the metaphor of the soul as the master and the body as the emissary. Drawing inspiration from Iain McGilchrist's concept, we delve into how Rav Hirsch envisions the harmonious relationship between soul and body, each knowing its role in living out a life of Mission.

Shemot - Forgotten Humanism Of the Modern World

We generally speaking look at culture as progressing forward

but at times this is not the case two messages from this weeks Parasha give lights to this principle,

From the lens of Rav Samson Raphel Hirsch

Chanukah what's the central conflict, how should we look at the cultural challenge of the Greeks?

All BAD?

Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch gives us a nuanced approach.

That does justice both to the challenge back then, as well as to our ability to grow today.

Rav Hirsch On Chanukah 

In this weeks Parasha we get a dark side of a family but even there we can see the rooted positive message to us to day 

Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha

This week's discussion we attempt to delve into one of the most unusual symbols in the Torah at the same time we get a unique opportunity to parallel a symbol embedded in both narrative and law in the bible

Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha

Parasha Vayeitzei - 3 empowering callings of the ladder

The Torah/Bible this week gives us 3 powerful truths from the dream of the ladder

Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha