Tradition Archives

The journal Tradition just opened up its archives to the public online. There's a wealth of writing on R' Hirsch. Click here to view the results: Hirsch Search. Here's a portion of it:

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch-Myth and Fact RABBI SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH MYTH AND FACT 0 ur age is one of great opportunities for the Jewish people, afact which presents us with both a ... traditionarchive.org traditionarchive.org/news/article.cfm?id=104768

 

American Orthodoxy's Lukeworm Embrace of the ... - Tradition AMERICAN ORTHODOXY'S LUKEWARM EMBRACE OF THE HIRSCHIAN LEGACY, 1850-1939 S amson Raphael Hirsch died in Frankfurt on December 31 , ... traditionarchive.org traditionarchive.org/news/article.cfm?id=105714

 

Communications - Tradition R. Hirsch's approach is both modern and sur- prisingly operational: Tum'a indicates a feeling of doubt about one's own free will. The purifi cation procedures ... traditionarchive.org traditionarchive.org/news/article.cfm?id=105586

 

Book Reviews - Tradition BOOK REVIEWS Tradition In An Age of Reform — The Religious Philosophy of Samson Raphael Hirsch, by NOAH H. ROSENBLOOM (Philadel- phia: The ... traditionarchive.org traditionarchive.org/news/article.cfm?id=104134

 

Communications - Tradition Declaring the term derekh eretz to be as ambiguous as the definition he chooses, he cites Hirsch's Commentary to Genesis 3:24, and, quoting Hirsch, defines ...

Service To Mankind

"It is important to recognize that in Hirsch's scheme, the Mitzvot are merely regarded as a means to the fulfillment of Israel's mission But the goal of this mission is completely this-worldly and humanistic."

"In line with this approach, Hirsch reverses the traditional view of the highest goal of religious life: holiness. We are accustomed to viewing holiness, the experience of the numinous,as the very acme of religion. For Hirsch, however, holiness is but a means of preparing us for the end purpose which is the life of service to mankind."

The-Kuzari-as-Contrasted-With-Rabbi-S-R-Hirsch-s-Conception-of-Tiqun-Olam-The-Place-of-Universalism-and-Morality-in-Judaism Michael-Makovi

R Miller on Secular Education

R Miller on Secular Education

"IS IT OK TO HAVE ENCYCLOPEDIAS IN YOUR HOME?

"It’s a question of limudei chol (secular education).

"In Frankurt-am-Main they taught limudei chol in the school of the frum Jews. A man who went there told me once that he learned more Yiras Shamayim (fear of Heaven) from his science teacher there than he learned from his rebbe, because the science teacher utilized all the lessons to talk about Yiras Shamayim. It’s possible for a teacher to inject now and then certain thoughts in the minds of students that will give them more benefit than what they heard in the mesivta where the rebbe was teaching Gemara and Halacha (Jewish law).

"If you’re learned already—you know Mussar, you learn Halacha —and you want an encyclopedia in order to use it to help other people become frum using the information that you might pick up, go ahead and do it. Otherwise forget about it, because you’re not capable of dealing with the Apikorsus (heresy) in these books.

"I personally think limudei chol are a good thing if they’re done in a kosher way, because limudei chol leads you to Yiras Hashem if it’s done right. If you’re capable of distinguishing, then it’s alright, but most people shouldn’t bother bringing any other books in their houses, because they’re not capable. Children will read them and they’ll make a wrong impression.

"A man once brought me some books. I put them in my bathroom and I keep them there. I get benefit out of them, but he wouldn’t get any benefit from them. (#E-083, Learning to Live Successfully)"

http://www.rabbimillersanswers.com/answers/is-it-ok-to-have-encyclopedias-in-your-home1

10,000 singing Beethoven - Ode an die Freude _ Ode to Joy

Click to watch

Even the worm can feel contentment,
And the cherub stands before God!
Gladly, like the heavenly bodies
Which He set on their courses
Through the splendor of the firmament;
Thus, brothers, you should run your race,
As a hero going to conquest.
You millions, I embrace you.
This kiss is for all the world!
Brothers, above the starry canopy
There must dwell a loving Father.
Do you fall in worship, you millions?
World, do you know your creator?
Seek him in the heavens;
Above the stars must He dwell.

Friedrich Schiller



(Note, while the singers are nearly all modestly dressed, there are some moments of some quasi-immodest dress. You can jump to 6:50-7:40, the key part of the chorus.)

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