Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Orthodox Response to Modernity

The ideas of science and humanism that ushered in the modern age toppled religious institutions everywhere. The Jewish world was not immune to this phenomenon, and while most Torah leaders fought secularism tooth and nail, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch took a unique approach. Rabbi Wein analyzes Rabbi Hirsch's synthesis of Torah observance with secular studies and shows how his success in Frankfurt preserved the Torah lifestyle amidst rampant assimilation.