Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch

E726025

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch canonical 1
Samson Raphael Hirsch 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German Jew
Jewish educator
Jewish philosopher
Orthodox rabbi
leader of Neo-Orthodoxy
rabbi
birthName Samson Raphael Hirsch NERFINISHED
burialPlace Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
citizenship German Confederation NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1808-06-20
dateOfDeath 1888-12-31
denomination Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
education University studies in Germany
traditional yeshiva studies
employer Jewish community of Emden NERFINISHED
Jewish community of Oldenburg NERFINISHED
Orthodox Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft Frankfurt NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Hirsch NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Jewish education
Jewish law
Jewish philosophy
biblical exegesis
gender male
givenName Raphael NERFINISHED
Samson NERFINISHED
hasHonorific Rabbi
Rav
influenced 20th-century Orthodox Jewish thought
German Neo-Orthodox communities NERFINISHED
Modern Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
name Samson Raphael Hirsch NERFINISHED
notableWork Commentary on Psalms NERFINISHED
Commentary on the Pentateuch NERFINISHED
Commentary on the Siddur NERFINISHED
Horeb NERFINISHED
Nineteen Letters on Judaism NERFINISHED
philosophicalSchool Torah im Derech Eretz NERFINISHED
philosophy rejection of religious reform while accepting aspects of modernity
synthesis of Torah observance with general culture
placeOfBirth Hamburg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
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

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Modern Orthodox Judaism influencedBy Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Bernard Drachman influencedBy Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
this entity surface form: Samson Raphael Hirsch