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In these hyper-tense times, Rabbi Hirsch worries weâve become âso overwhelmed with the fury of our relentless politics as to leave little time or space for Jewish reflection.â And while […]
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Rabbi Ammi Hirsch has been hearing from many American Jews who are âdeeply concerned â not only about many specific polices and executive actions, but about the very soul of […]
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Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch discusses the magnificent clothing of the priests described in this weekâs Torah portion. âWhy all this elaborate fashion?â he asks. âFor beauty and glory… to honor the […]
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This week was a turning point for Rabbi Ammi Hirsch. âWhat the Bibas family symbolizes â the concretization and normalization of pure evil in the face of pure innocence â […]
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Two weeks into Donald Trumpâs second term, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch reminds us that our religious and moral values must guide us as we pursue national policies â and that our […]
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Having just returned from Israel, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch shares his own feelings upon witnessing the first Israeli hostages being released and explains: âThe entire country broke down in tears… secular […]
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âAfter 16 months of physical and emotional torture, 33 Israeli hostages will be coming home,â says Rabbi Ammi Hirsch, expressing his deep gratitude for their return. âThe need now is […]
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Recounting the story of our peopleâs unlikely endurance, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch reminds us that âa hundred generations of the descendants of Judah Maccabee have transmitted Judaism to youâ and asks […]
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In this weekâs parashah, Jacob dreams of angels climbing a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, with God promising to return the descendants of Israel to the Land of Israel. […]
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Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, Rabbi Hirsch worries about the future of democratic intuitions, reflects on the anti-Zionism and antisemitism and the leftâs abandonment of liberalism […]
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âThe contrast between our high self-image and the base evil we are capable of has long baffled and intrigued the greatest minds of our species,â says Rabbi Ammi Hirsch. The […]
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On Yom Kippur, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch shared the range of emotions experienced by Jews since October 7, 2023, including anger, love, sorrow, mutual responsibility and determination to recover. Addressing young […]
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âWhat is the most important verse in the Bible?â asks Rabbi Ammi Hirsch on Erev Yom Kippur. âYou have all these grand ethical principles: monotheism, equality, justice, humanity, mercy, loving-kindness, […]
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âFor Jews, our deepest anxieties for the safety of our people â the product of centuries of repressed traumas â have reawakened and our confidence in the Westâs ability to […]
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Rabbi Ammi Hirsch opens the Rosh Hashanah evening services with a message of resilience: “There is a stone slab in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. It was carved around the […]
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Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on the unsettling feeling that world events are driving history. Yet he reminds us of Judaism’s central plea: You must not remain indifferent. “Compassion is not […]
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Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch shares his grief over the crushing loss of the six Israeli hostages and prays for the speedy return of the hostages still alive in captivity.
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In this week’s parashah, God commands, ‘See, this day I set before you blessing and curse.’ Rabbi Dalia Samansky asks, “What does it mean to SEE rather than HEAR?” She […]
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âHave you been following the emergence of what may be as many as a trillion cicadas throughout the Midwest and Southeast?â asks Rabbi Ammi Hirsch. Maybe not. âNew Yorkers donât […]
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“This is an existential moment, not only for Israel, but for us in North America. We are in the midst of a great ideological struggle, the outcome of which will […]
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