Call for Essays: Torah im Derech Eretz in Thought and Practice
Call for Essays: Torah im Derech Eretz in Thought and Practice You are invited to submit short essays reflecting on the vision of Torah im Derech Eretz as articulated by Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch and its implications for contemporary Jewish life. One useful starting point for framing these questions is Rabbi Dr. Moshe Y. Miller’s recent study, Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Religious Universalism and the German-Jewish Quest for Emancipation (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2024), which explores the intellectual structure of Hirsch’s thought and the broader philosophical and historical context in which TIDE emerged. Contributors may wish to engage with themes raised in that work, though essays need not be limited to it. The goal is to foster thoughtful, source-based discussion of Rav Hirsch’s vision. Possible themes include: 1. The Mensch-Yisroel Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s conception of the Mensch-Yisroel stands at the center of his vision of Torah im Derech Eretz. In his writings, ...