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Samson Raphael Hirsch

Born

in Germany

June 20, 1808

Died

December 31, 1888

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Samson Raphael Hirsch (June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was a German rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Occasionally termed neo-Orthodoxy, his philosophy, together with that of Azriel Hildesheimer, has had a considerable influence on the development of Orthodox Judaism.

Hirsch was rabbi in Oldenburg, Emden, was subsequently appointed chief rabbi of Moravia, and from 1851 until his death led the secessionist Orthodox community in Frankfurt am Main. He wrote a number of influential books, and for a number of years published the monthly journal Jeschurun, in which he outlined his philosophy of Judaism. He was a vocal opponent of Reform Judaism and similarly oppose ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 200 ratings · 23 reviews · 281 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Nineteen Letters 4.17 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1969 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horeb: A Philosophy of Jewish Laws and Observances by Samson Raphael Hirsch, Isidore Grunfeld (Translator) 4.78 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1962 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hirsch Haggadah 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HIRSCH COMMENTARY ON THE TORAH- 7 Volume set by Samson Raphael Hirsch, Isaac Levy 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jewish Sabbath by Samson Raphael Hirsch, Ben Josephussoro (Translator) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Writings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch: 9 Volume Set it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chapters of the Fathers 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hirsch Pirkei Avos 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hirsch Tehillim it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pentateuch: Trumath Tzvi- Translation of the Text and Excerpts from the Commnentary of Samson Raphael Hirsch with all Haftoroth and the Five Megilloth by Samson Raphael Hirsch (Translator), Ephraim Oratz (Editor), Gertrude Hirschler (Translator) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Samson Raphael Hirsch (?)

“If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give.”
― Samson Hirsch

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“Our sacred literature does not use obscure language, but describes most things in words clearly indicating their meaning. Therefore it is necessary at all times to delve into the literal meaning of words to achieve complete understanding of what is actually meant.”
― Samson Raphael Hirsch

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