Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch

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Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch was a 19th-century German rabbi and philosopher who pioneered the Neo-Orthodox approach, integrating strict Torah observance with engagement in modern culture and society.

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instanceOf German Jew
Jewish educator
Jewish philosopher
Orthodox rabbi
leader of Neo-Orthodoxy
rabbi
birthName Samson Raphael Hirsch
burialPlace Frankfurt am Main
citizenship German Confederation
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1808-06-20
dateOfDeath 1888-12-31
denomination Orthodox Judaism
education University studies in Germany
traditional yeshiva studies
employer Jewish community of Emden
Jewish community of Oldenburg
Orthodox Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft Frankfurt
era 19th century
familyName Hirsch
fieldOfWork Jewish education
Jewish law
Jewish philosophy
biblical exegesis
gender male
givenName Raphael
Samson
hasHonorific Rabbi
Rav
influenced 20th-century Orthodox Jewish thought
German Neo-Orthodox communities
Modern Orthodox Judaism
influencedBy Talmudic tradition
classical rabbinic literature
knownFor emphasis on strict halakhic observance with engagement in modern culture
formulating the Torah im Derech Eretz ideology
opposition to Reform Judaism
pioneering Neo-Orthodox Judaism in Germany
language English
German
Hebrew
movement Neo-Orthodoxy
name Samson Raphael Hirsch
notableWork Commentary on Psalms
Commentary on the Pentateuch
Commentary on the Siddur
Horeb
linked to: Mount Horeb

Nineteen Letters on Judaism
philosophicalSchool Torah im Derech Eretz
philosophy rejection of religious reform while accepting aspects of modernity
synthesis of Torah observance with general culture
placeOfBirth Hamburg
placeOfDeath Frankfurt am Main
positionHeld Chief Rabbi of Oldenburg
Rabbi of Emden
Rabbi of the Orthodox community in Frankfurt am Main
founder and leader of the Austrittsgemeinde in Frankfurt
religion Judaism
wroteIn German
Hebrew

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