Samson Raphael Hirsch
Intellectual founder of Torah im Derech Eretz
Samson Raphael Hirsch was a German Orthodox rabbi born on 20 June 1808 and died on 31 December 1888.[1] Contemporary Orthodox Judaism's Torah im Derech Eretz school owes its intellectual foundation to Samson Raphael Hirsch.[1] The development of Orthodox Judaism was substantially shaped by Hirsch's philosophy, as well as that of Azriel Hildesheimer.[1]
Quick Facts
- Religion
- Judaism
- Synagogue
- Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft (IRG), Khal Adath Jeshurun
- Successor
- Solomon Breuer
- Born
- 20 June 1808 (25 Sivan 5568)
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, French Empire
- Died
- 31 December 1888 (27 Tevet 5649) (aged 80)
- Place of death
- Frankfurt am Main, German Empire
- Burial place
- Frankfurt am Main
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
He studied Talmud under Rabbi Jacob Ettlinger in Mannheim from 1828 to 1829 and received ordination from him in 1830.[2] He published his influential Nineteen Letters on Judaism under the pseudonym "Ben Usiel" in 1836.[1] Hirsch served as chief rabbi of Moravia and Austrian Silesia from 1847.[1] Hirsch's birthplace was Hamburg, a city that at the time belonged to Napoleonic France.[3]
In 1830, the Principality of Oldenburg elected Hirsch as its chief rabbi (Landesrabbiner).[1] Among his publications were many influential books and the monthly periodical Jeschurun.[4]
What the cited sources add
The profile also states that Spira was a merchant and Torah scholar who lived from 1743 to 1836 in Altona and Hamburg.[5] The intellectual profile of R. Yehuda Leib Frankfurter Spira indicates that Hirsch made reference to Spira's commentary Harechasim le-Bik'ah.[5] Hirsch's granduncle, Yehudah Leib Frankfurter Shapira, authored several Hebrew works, including the Torah commentary Harechasim le-Bik'ah.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Samson Raphael Hirsch" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eliyahu Meir Klugman, "Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch: Architect of Judaism for the Modern World", Artscroll Mesorah, 1996 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Samson Raphael Hirsch" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Miller, "What Is Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Legacy? An Appreciation on His 130th Yahrzeit", The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com, 4 January 2019; Rosenberg, Stephen Gabriel, "Samson Raphael Hirsch: The British connection", The Jerusalem Post, 2008-06-12; Eliyahu Meir Klugman, "Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch: Architect of Judaism for the Modern World", Artscroll Mesorah, 1996 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Samson Raphael Hirsch" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: R. Yehuda Leib Frankfurter Spira – Intellectual Profile; see commentary at , הרכסים לבקעה at hebrewbooks.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Samson Raphael Hirsch" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eliyahu Meir Klugman, "Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch: Architect of Judaism for the Modern World", Artscroll Mesorah, 1996; Hirsch, "THE HIRSCH SIDDUR – The Order of Prayers For The Whole Year", The Samson Raphael Hirsch Publications Society / FELDHEIM PUBLISHERS, 1969, p. 138 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- R. Yehuda Leib Frankfurter Spira – Intellectual Profile; see commentary at , הרכסים לבקעה at hebrewbooks.org. facts only, no text reused. alhatorah.org
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