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Horeb – Mitzvah #78 - Rabbinic Authority - Structure Over Charisma

Wed, 09 Jul 2025
Rav Hirsch, Horeb, Mitzvah 78 – Rabbinic Authority

As we explore in this episode, Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch understood ancient legal authority not as personal influence, but as the outgrowth of a divinely mandated structure  a system rooted in Sinai that gives form to our mission in life. Drawing on his analysis, we reflect on the nature of our own rabbinic influences.


I examine its relevance to the idea of a personal rabbi not merely someone wise or kind, but someone embedded in a structure, someone who submits to a higher halachic authority. As Rav Hirsch points out, the Sanhedrin held legitimate power only when seated in the Chamber of Hewn Stone, and the Kohen could serve only while wearing his sacred garments. True Torah leadership is not about charisma, but continuity. Without submission to something beyond the self, we risk mistaking personality for Torah.


Horeb – Mitzvah #77 - Intermarriage -  Why Judaism Isn’t Racist, and What Makes a Marriage Sacred

Thu, 19 Jun 2025

Horeb – Mitzvah #77 - Intermarriage -  Why Judaism Isn’t Racist, and What Makes a Marriage Sacred


In this episode, we tackle a common misconception: that Judaism's opposition to intermarriage is rooted in ethnic exclusivity. Drawing from the insights of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Horeb, we explore how Judaism views identity through ethical and moral responsibility. We contrast the universalism of the Church with salvation through the institution, with Judaism's ethical universalism, which upholds that anyone can find favor through just and moral living. We also examine how love in Judaism is not an end in itself, but a foundation that matures into shared mission, where man and woman unite not just emotionally, but toward a higher purpose.


Horeb – Mitzvah #76: Your Moral Environment - Snared by Influence (and what is חֵרֶם)

Mon, 09 Jun 2025

Horeb – Mitzvah #76: Your Moral Environment - Snared by Influence (and what is חֵרֶם)


Mitzvah #75 – תלמוד תורה - Learning as Calling (Rav Hirsch Horeb )

Fri, 16 May 2025

Mitzvah #75 – תלמוד תורה


Learning as Calling in Rav Hirsch's Horeb



Exploring Rav Hirsch’s vision of study as transformation and mission.


Mitzvah #74 – מפני שיבה תקום Age, Wisdom & Virtue: AI and the Illusion of Insight

Sat, 26 Apr 2025

Mitzvah #74 – מפני שיבה תקום
Age, 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.


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