# Raphael Hirsch

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The Months of Tamuz and Av 08

The Deep Opportunities of the Three Weeks: Balancing Truth, Peace, and Teshuva The Scriptural Source of the Fasts We begin our discussion on Shiva Asar B'Tammuz (the 17th of Tammuz) by looking at its earliest source in Tanach. In Zechariah 8:19 , the prophet states: "Koh Amar Hashem: The fast of ...

America and the Jews: Unfinished and Optimistic

America and the Jews: Unfinished and Optimistic - Jul 3, 2026 - Derashah for Parshat Pinchas 5786 and America 250. Both America and the Jewish people are nations united by values and goals, but unfinished in implementing them, as seen by Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch in the korban tamid's call-bac ...

Jacob Schiff & ‘The Schiff Era’

Born in Frankfurt to a prominent religious family, Jacob Schiff (1847-1920) was raised in the milieu of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Frankfurt, before migrating to the United States in 1865. Rising rapidly in the investment banking world of Wall Street during the post Civil War economic boom, Sch ...

(04) Rabbi Yitzchak Adlerstein: Why Orthodox Jews Are the Best Ones to Talk to Christians

Are Christians only supporting Israel to speed along the end times? Did Rav Soloveitchik forbid all interfaith contact? And what does halacha permit when the stakes are no longer one Jew and one neighbor, but an entire nation that needs allies? Rabbi Yitzchak Adlerstein served for twenty years a ...

Mitzvah #88 - its Not Yours Until It's Given — from tzedakah to gemiluth chasadim, on a foundation of peace Rav Hirsch

Mitzvah #88 -  its Not Yours Until It's Given — from tzedakah to gemiluth chasadim, on a foundation of peace Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch

Mitzvah #89 - Why Vengeance Makes Sense, and Why We Must Rise Above It Rav Hirsch

Mitzvah #89 - Why Vengeance Makes Sense, and Why We Must Rise Above It   Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch

Frankfurt: From missed flight to 850 years of Jewish history

Missing a flight is usually the ultimate travel nightmare, but for us, a botched connection at Frankfurt Airport turned absolute misery into an unexpected creative opportunity. Stranded and staring down hours of unexpected downtime, we decided to do what any adventurous travelers would do: turn ...

Mitzvah #90 Teaching & The Shadow - Light isn't light if you keep it Hidden.

Mitzvah #90 Teaching & The Shadow  - Light isn't light if you keep it Hidden.   Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on teaching

When Unity Becomes Dangerous | 10@9 | 2026.10.14

We all want unity. We want to belong to families, communities, and societies where people share our values and work together. So why does the Torah tell us that the extraordinary unity and cooperation of the builders of the Tower of Babel ended in disaster? Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch offers a ...