Judaism From Within

In this weeks episode, we look at the concept of love. Love applied to people is easy to understand but how do we focus this love on something completely intangible and unknowable like God? Join us as we understand how this concept is transformative to how we act in the world and the relevance Judaism gives our lives.
 
Rav Hirsch On The Mitzvot Commandments 

Rav Hirsch HOREB - Mitzvah #8 Fear Of God To The Thinking Man & Woman
what do we mean by fear of God?
1) Defining our terms
2) it's Application To a Jewish Theology
3) how it manifests in lived life 
 
Rav Hirsch On The Mitzvot Commandments 
 
 

Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch HOREB -  Mitzvah #7 Revelation - Treat It Like a Fact זכירת מעמד הר סיני
What is the Mitzva? and how does it affect how we act in the world?
Summary
1 - why call it a fact?
2 - The manner of Revelation and why it's meaning full 
3 - Prophecy & its role 
 
Rav Hirsch On The Mitzvot Commandments 

Rav Shimshon Rephel Hirsch HOREB
Reasons From Sinai - Mitzvah #6 Outlook On Life - Responsibility Not Necromancy תָּמִ֣ים תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה עִ֖ם ה
what is the outlook on life that the Torah calls on us to have?
What is the image of a complete person and what is its breakdown
What has Necromancy and supersition got to do with it? 
Summary 
1 - Three parts of the person
2 - The breakdown of the person
3 - Correlation Implies Causation fallacy
 
Rav Hirsch On The Mitzvot Commandments 

Reasons From Sinai - Mitzvah #5 Self Appraisal - Immunization Of The Soul
 
וְאֶתְכֶם֙ לָקַ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה וַיּוֹצִ֥א אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִכּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם לִהְי֥וֹת ל֛וֹ לְעַ֥ם נַחֲלָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
but you the LORD took and brought out of Egypt, that iron blast furnace, to be His very own people, as is now the case.
Summary points
What is the moral content of Philosophical Imunatioan
How does Self Appraisal bolster your will for life
How does the Moon fortify free will
Rav Hirsch On The Mitzvot Commandments 

Reasons From Sinai - Mitzvah #4 The World You See & Where It Might Lead...
וְלֹא־תָתֻרוּ אַחֲרֵי לְבַבְכֶם וְאַחֲרֵי עֵינֵיכֶם
Summary points
Value Systems we come into the world with
The slippery slope by our Sages
Misconceptions of God to Moral depravity to Idolatry
Rav Hirsch On The Mitzvot Commandments 

Let us begin by asking a very broad ranging question - What are the reasons for the commandments in the Torah (bible)?
Reasons From Sinai - Mitzvah #3 'Idolatry' What Follows the Death Of God
What is really wrong with Idolatry? If it is simply a philosophical mistake, should an intellectual error on the part of mankind warrant so much ink in the Torah? What is so bad?
Through the lens of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch, we will discover the fundamental principle embedded in the answer. 

Reasons From Sinai - Mitzvah #2 Unity of God, to Self to Purpose
With Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch in Horeb
What are the reasons and motivations for Mitzvot?
Mitzvah # 2 - God is one... ok now what?
what does this tell us beyond a philosophical truth?
How does it change how we look at our self and the world? 
 

Reasons from Sinai - Mitzvah #1 Adopting Noble Purpose
With Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch in Horeb
What are the reasons and motivations for Mitzvot?
Mitzvah #1 - Kabbalat Ol Malchut Shamayim or the Acceptance of the Yoke of Heaven or, as I put it, 'Adopting Noble Purpose'.
What does this mean? How does this principle orientate the rest of our journey?

Dear ListenersHere's to all of you-after 150 classes given on these platforms, Rav Hirsch's teachings given over 30'000 times over the course of 3 years, I want to extend my warmest thanks to each of you.
To all my listeners who have supported me and given me feedback throughout this journey, and to all those whose experience being a Jew in the modern world has been enriched through the teachings of Rav Hirsch - I am truly grateful.
Now, after 3 years of teaching the weekly Parsha through the lens of Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch, I would like to venture out of my comfort zone and embark on a new journey, with you hopefully on board for the ride. We will be delving into Rav Hirsch's magnum opus, his central work geared towards the thinking Jew - Chorev. This philosophical roadmap of Jewish practice will enlighten and enrich our everyday actions as well as distil the worldview which makes Rav Hirsch such an enlightening teacher. Each class will be a stand-alone lesson, as well as fit into the larger framework of what the Sefer Chorev comes to teach us. Today, on the Yahr Zeit (day of death) of Rav Hirsch, we embark on a new journey to understand Judaism From Within. Please join me as we study Chorev.