The Torah Im Derech Eretz Society

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Gershon Veroba Mimkomcha

Thursday, January 15, 2026

27 Teves, Yahrzheit of Rav Hirsch

Tonight and tomorrow is the 138th yahrzeit of Rabbiner Hirsch. (137th I believe.) According to the Zohar, on a yahrzeit a tzadik is more present in the world than he was in his lifetime. Not only that, but he is elevated with each passing year. You can connect to this through love of the tzadik. Also, when you study his Torah, you are transported to his gravesite where you can daven for salvation in his merit.

Monday, January 12, 2026

How Rabbi Moshe Feinstein almost became the lubavitch Rosh yeshiva in 770

Friday, January 2, 2026

Yeshivas Frankfurt A.M A weekly newsletter with insights from Gedoley Ashkenaz Parshas Vayechi 5786 | Vol 232

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Jews did not dominate the slave trade

Samuel Biagetti holds a doctorate in early American history from Columbia University. He uses his knowledge & insights to produce the Historiansplaining Podcast, to be an expert guest on other podcasts, to give speaking engagements and author published analysis, along with teaching college courses too.

https://historiansplaining.com/bio-of-dr-sam/

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R' Joseph Breuer, zt'l, 1882-1980

"Anyone who has but a fleeting insight into the life and work of Rav Hirsch will realize that his Torah im Derech Eretz formula was never intended by him as a Horo'as Sho'oh....As for us let us do our best to promote and fulfill the Torah im Derech Eretz ideal in its true spirit and let us protect it from regrettable misuse and interpretation. A personal footnote: on the day before he passed away, my father told me: 'I am firmly convinced that the way shown by Rav Hirsch will be mekarev ha'geulah.' A sacred testament." ("The Relevance of the Torah Im Derech Eretz Ideal")

"The definition of a gadol be'Yisrael is one who is great in Torah and great in piety, one whose personal views and conduct are based exclusively on those twin pillars. Such a person is acknowledged as a peer by the other great men of his era. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch was revered by the Chassidic leaders of Galicia and by the rabbis of Lithuania. That his views did not accord with theirs was immaterial; his philosophy grew out of his G-d-fearing understanding of Torah, and therefore it was legitimate for him. So it was with Rabbi Salomon Breuer and so it was with Rabbi Joseph Breuer. Their greatness transcended community. They belonged to Klal Yisrael, so they were honored by Klal Yisrael, all of it."

R' Shlomo Wolbe

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The brave German Jewish communities

"...in Germany where there was so much assimilation, a number of German Jews decided they are going to fight for the preservation of the Torah. And they built up an Orthodox kehilla that was excellent in every detail. They were machmir in everything. In some respects, they were more frum than the Jews in Russia and Poland were. And they had organized kashrus. Strict hashgacha. Not rabbanim who gave heksherim and were paid for it. No. The kehillias gave hashgacha and were very strict in every detail. And so the minority that withstood the test were a glorious fulfillment of the prophecy that the Am Yisroel will continue forever despite any circumstances."

Rav Avigdor Miller, Recording #855 - "The Kiss of Esav," 11:48

R' Miller on Great Kehillas

"Satmar they are devoted to avodas Hashem. They go all out to serve Hashem. Lubavitch, all out to serve Hashem. No question about that. They are not the only kehillas. I have plenty to say about the German kehillah. I love the German kehillah. As a boy I davened every Shabbos in a German shul. I can sit four hours in the afternoon, Shabbos afternoon, in a German shul. These kehillas we have to appreciate. And all the things that are said against them we have to learn how to refute. Vehitzidku es ha tzadick." R' Avigdor Miller, Loving His People 2, #528 1:06.