Weekly Parsha Genesis

Vayera - Akedah, Abraham's failure? "From the Archives"
 
This week's Rav Hirsch covers the Binding of Isaac, a key event in Jewish history and theology. We'll address its challenging questions and build an approach to better understand the story. This approach also provides tools to respond to Immanuel Kant's powerful 18th-century critique of the Jewish moral framework.

People often talk and criticize concepts and view they don't truly appreciate. 
but to identify the truth and attractive nature of the view we can pinpoint why its a problem.
This week we talk about the Yssachar Zebulun relationship and how this relates to our goal and the study of Torah
 
As always from the lens of Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch

This week I try and show the timeless nature of Rav Hirsch's teachings in contrast to other Jewish thinkers.
I also use this as an opportunity to bring out one of his ideological inspirations Judah Halevi, in hi Al Kuzari.
have a great week 

In this weeks Parasha, we speak about a topic that on the face of things seems quite bland
The Home, but from the perspective of a Jewish worldview there is nothing more central
this is easy to say but why is this the case
interview I mentioned 
 
Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha
https://www.intentionaljew.com/shows/think-torah/
 
 
 

How the approach of parents and educators to fit each child into a specific framework of what they think Judaism is, can not only destroy the child but creates a perversion of the message that Judaism is trying to teach.
 
Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha

This week we discuss the moral argument for circumcision
but this brings up 2 more questions 
1) The relevance of such a discussion
2) The legitimacy of talking about morality in connection with circumcision
With Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch's insight and analysis, we gain a powerful perspective on a fundamental commandment, 
have a wonderful shabbos
regarding the podcasting network I mentioned 
 
Rav Hirsch On Sukkot 
http://intentionaljew.com/

Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch draws our attention to the seemingly trivial event of what happened just before the post-flood blessing from God. Man took a stand and made a commitment that pictures how we view Judaism today
Podcast network mention on the Episode 
https://intentionaljew.com/
 
Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha

Genesis/Bereishit - how do we look at the world today?
Taking into account our modern conceptions of the world why is the concept of creation still relevant. 
we talk about the break down of an enchanted world to a world of hypothesis.
Topics of Evil, Freewill & naturalism and how we understand the timeless message of the bible from the lense of Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch.

Mummification?
We return with a seemingly unimportant side point in the biblical narrative. But with a sensitivity to the symbolic significance and underlying philosophic roots of Judaism, we can come away with a relevant and profound appreciation of the Jewish outlook.
 
Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha
 
 

In this weeks Parasha we get a dark side of a family but even there we can see the rooted positive message to us to day 
 
Rav Hirsch On The Weekly Parasha