Judaism From Within
A tribute to the legacy of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Why This Title? It was his motto ’sich selbst begreifendes Ju dentum ’, Judaism understood from within, a term that encapsulates Rav Hirsch’s approach of diving into the essence of Judaism, viewing it through its inherent structures rather than through external lenses. Under the ”Topical Resources” , you’ll find additional Topics
Podcast Description
A tribute to the legacy of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Why This Title? It was his motto ’sich selbst begreifendes Ju dentum ’, Judaism understood from within, a term that encapsulates Rav Hirsch’s approach of diving into the essence of Judaism, viewing it through its inherent structures rather than through external lenses. Under the ”Topical Resources” , you’ll find additional Topics
Episodes
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
12 min
Horeb – Mitzvah #76: Your Moral Environment - Snared by Influence (and what is חֵרֶם)
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
11 min
Mitzvah #75 – תלמוד תורה
Learning as Calling in Rav Hirsch's Horeb
Exploring Rav Hirsch’s vision of study as transformation and mission.
Apr 26, 2025
Apr 26, 2025
12 min
Mitzvah #74 – מפני שיבה תקוםAge, Wisdom & Virtue: AI and the Illusion of Insight
How do we honor the ripened wisdom of age in an age of instant answers? This episode explores the mitzvah of “מפני שיבה תקום” through the lens of Rav Hirsch and the digital age—contrasting earned maturity with artificial knowledge. As AI offers the illusion of depth without the work of becoming, we reflect on what it means to truly grow into virtue, not just simulate it.
Apr 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025
8 min
Rav Hirsch Mitzvah #28 Pesach - Haggadah Imbue The Spirit & Flood Their Minds
Mar 18, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
9 min
Mitzvah #73 - כבוד אב ואם - Honor Thy Father and Mother: A Bridge to TranscendenceIn Gratitude to My Own Parents, Who Showed Me the Path
Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on the rational of Jewish law
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
11 min
Rav Samson Raphael HirschMitzvah as Love: The Jewish Religious Consciousness in Action
Mitzvah is more than obligation—it is love made real. In this episode, we explore how Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch sees mitzvah as the embodied expression of divine love, shaping not just our actions but our very consciousness. What does it mean to approach God through mitzvot? And how does this uniquely Jewish religious consciousness redefine love itself?
Feb 20, 2025
Feb 20, 2025
11 min
Mitzvah #71 - Following The Many - The Heuristics of Experience, Law and Faith
Feb 17, 2025
Feb 17, 2025
14 min
in this weeks discussion, we offer a powerful tool in ones approach the torah and a general Jewish world view by shifting your approach of the Oral Law (his Copernican revolution. At the same time, we bring out a profound moral principle from the first law in this weeks parasha
Feb 13, 2025
Feb 13, 2025
9 min
In this week's discussion, we take the decalogue the 10 commandments something that's often looked at as separate ideas, But we show with the lens of repairs how it represents, symbolises a unified inseparable whole.
Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
12 min
this week disentangle the concept of trust in God, what do we mean? we also show how the two aspects of the symbol of Shabbos play out this priciple.

Rabbi Simi Lerner
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