Nineteen Letters

Letter 17: Reform

Rav Hirsch offers a nuanced, partially positive take on the impulse towards reform, and advocates for instead reforming Jews

Jun 14 •

Letter 16: Emancipation

Integration into non-Jewish society

Jun 8 •

Letter 15: Reply

Returning to Benjamin's questions from Letter One

May 31 •

Letter 14: Avodah

The last of the 6 categories of mitzvos

May 25 •

Letter 13: Edos

Category 5 — Symbolic mitzvos

May 17 •

Letter 12: Mitzvos

Category four of six: commandments of love.

May 10 •

Letter 11: Toros, Mishpatim, Chukim

Three of Rav Hirsch's six categories of mitzvos

May 4 •

Letter 10: Classification of the Mitzvos

Beginning of Part 2 — Horeb. Reasons for mitzvos, pet peeves, and Rav Hirsch's incredible scholarship as a 28-year-old

Apr 26 •

Letter 9: Exile

The purpose of exile; did Rav Hirsch believe that exile was an ideal?!

Apr 5 •

Letter 8: The Founding of the Jewish People

From Avraham to Egypt to Israel, all in just one letter

Mar 29 •

Letter 7: Yisrael Among the Nations

The role of the Jewish People: What are we here for?

Mar 22 •

Letter 6: History

From Flood to Tower and Beyond

Mar 8 •

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