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The Living Hirschian Legacy

The Hirsch Chumash

Since it first appeared, nearly 150 years ago, the Hirsch Commentary on Chumash has gained worldwide popularity for the breathtaking scope of insight and information it offers to scholar, student, and layman alike.

This expansive work combines history, halacha, hashkafa, and Ta'amei HaMitzvos into one magnificent pattern that stretches brilliantly across all of Chamisha Chumshai Torah. And underlying the commentary is Rav Hirsch's unique approach to Lashon HaKrah: his profound analysis of the letters, root words, and structure of words found in Chumash.

To better accommodate today's English speaking public, the Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer Foundation proudly presents this new translation, published in conjunction with Judaica Press, designed to clearly and accurately convey the meaning of the original text, in its entirety.

We invite you to open the new Hirsch Chumash and experience the length and breadth of this magnificent work as never before.

Special offer for entire set: $180 for nonmembers, $160 for members

Compact: $100 for members

Index to The Hirsch Chumash

The Hirsch Chumash – so brilliant in content and expansive in scope – now has a comprehensive index that allows easy access to a specific subject, word, or reference. This 312-page volume has 3 separate indices: subject index, word index, and source index with references to Nach, Midrash, Mishnah, Gemara, and Halachah – 2,700 references in all. The subject index is in English while the word index and source index are in Hebrew. Also included is an English cross-reference between the Hirsch Chumash and the Collected Writings Set.

The Hirsch Chumash Index is sure to be a valuable tool for anyone wishing to research various topics through Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch's commentary on Chumash.

Price: $28

Tzvi Tifarto

An anthology of articles on The Hirsch Chumash and the hashkofa of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch.

Published to coincide with the completion of the new English translation of the Hirsch Chumash, this unique volume is comprised of two sections. The first contains articles specifically about the Hirsch Chumash, while the second contains articles on Rav Hirsch and his ideology. Authors include (in order of appearance): Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer, Dayan Dr. Isidore Grunfeld, Rav Zachariah Gelley, Rav Yaakov Perlow, Marc Breuer, Rav Eliyahu Meir Klugman, Rav Dr. Salomon Breuer, Rav Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, Rav Shimon Schwab, Dr. Isaac Breuer, Rabbi Shelomoh Danziger, Prof. Leo Levi, Jacob Breuer, Rabbi Shimon Hirsch, Prof. Yitzchak Levine, Jonathan Rosenblum, Rav Dr. Raphael Breuer.

The Living Hirschian Legacy

This classic volume contains a wealth of essays, written by the Kehilla's Rabbinate and our most prestigious Jewish thinkers, relating to the Kehilla's Weltanshauung of Torah Im Derech Eretz, as well as essays about the Kehilla, in addition to a broad assortment of other topics.

Price: $20

The Hirsch Siddur

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch brings to his monumental commentary on the Siddur the same penetrating power of insight found in his commentaries to Chumash and Sefer Tehillim. Eav Hirsch examines the structure and meaning of words, explores the underlying themes and ideas of the Siddur, and discusses the rhythm and cycle of tefilla – around the day, week, month, and year.

Here is an all-encompassing commentary that eloquently bridges the universal and the personal: the purpose and meaning of Creation along with the historical mission of Klal Yisroel, as ultimately expressed through the personal yearnings of each and every Jew, in tefilla.

Whenever you turn to The Hirsch Siddur – as a source of learning, insight, or inspiration – you will discover a virtual fountain of enrichment and encouragement. Here is a commentary that makes the Siddur text accessible to all, transforming tefilla into a more meaningful and invigorating personal experience.

This edition of the Siddur also includes Rav Hirsch’s complete commentary to Pirkei Avos.

Feldheim Publishers and the Rabbi Dr. Joseph Breuer Foundation are pleased to present a new, completely revised edition of the Hirsch Siddur. The Hebrew text has a pleasing font and user-friendly format, and the original English translation and commentary have been revised to a clear, modern idiom. The new edition is a valuable contribution for those who wish to benefit from the Hirsch Siddur.

Price: $28

Osaf Kisvei Rav Hirsch
אוסף כתבי רב הירש

The 770 page volume is the Hebrew version of "The Jewish Year" (combined Vols. I and II of the Collected Writings of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch)

Price: $28

The Hirsch Chumash (Hebrew)

Rav Hirsch’s classic Peirush al HaChumash, now available in a new, Hebrew edition, written in classical Hebrew.

The Peirush al HaChumash by Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch is accepted by all as one of the basic commentaries on the Torah. The expansive work combines history, halacha, hashkafa, and Ta'amei HaMitzvos into one magnificent pattern that stretches brilliantly across all of Chamisha Chumshai Torah. And underlying the commentary is Rav Hirsch's unique approach to Lashon HaKrah - his profound analysis of the letters, root words, and structure of words found in Chumash.

This new edition has been completely rewritten in classical Hebrew understandable to both those in Chutz L’Aretz as well as in Eretz Yisroel.

The Book of Yeshaya

The comprehensive commentary of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch to the Chumash is based on his interpretative method of precise elucidation of the text and meaning of the words.

His son, Julius Hirsch, applied this same method for his commentary to Sefer Yeshayah, and has brought to light the timeless words of the Prophet in an original, inspiring fashion. This English version of the Hirschian commentary to Sefer Yeshayah is written in a modern, clear idiom and will attract scholar and student alike.

Price: $32

Rav Breuer: His Life and His Legacy

A glimpse at an inspirational Torah leader and faithful bearer of the teachings of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch. This in-depth biography of Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer, z"l, founder of the renowned Kehilla, K'hal Adath Jeshurun, created a legacy that thrives mightily today and shines bright for future generations. He took the ashes of the destroyed Frankfurt Kehilla and almost single-handedly built a new structure, devoted to stoking the fires of Torah and yiras shamayim. With uncompromising strength and unstinting courage, always guided by unwavering faith, Rav Breuer"s Hirschian-inspired hashkafa paved the way for the challenges of the modern world and his writings illuminate our times. This well-researched and thorough work is inspired and inspiring, painting a true picture of Rav Breuer, his life and his legacy.

שמש מרפא
Shemesh Marpe

A collection of manuscripts from Rav Hirsch. Includes teshuvos, chiddushim, letters, and commentaries as well as a lengthy biographical evaluation. In Hebrew. Available from ArtScroll.

The Hirsch Anthology
באר השר

This 600-page volume contains excerpts from the writings of Rav Hirsch on more than 240 topics (Education, Shabbos, Eretz Yisroel, Torah im Derech Eretz, etc.) to facilitate the accessibility and further study of the Hirschian teachings. This English edition is based on the Hebrew edition of באר השר, which was compiled by Yitzchak Baror (Breuer).

Price: $29

The Hirsch Haggadah

Rav Hirsch's enlightening commentaries, along with some of his most brilliant essays on Pesach themes and on the fundamentals of Judaism, are presented here in English, and adapted for the modern reader.

Price: $20 Available in the YRSRH Executive Office - 212-568-6250

The Hirsch Pirkei Avos

Price: $19

Osaf Kisvei Rav Hirsch
אוסף כתבי רב הירש
כרך ב' סמליות ביהדות

This volume contains the 3rd volume of the English Edition of The Collected Writings of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch.

This 250 page Sefer contains Rav Hirsch's work on Jewish Symbolism as well as his work on the שמונה עשרה.

Price: $20

Collected Writings

Rav Hirsch was the first Orthodox leader to meet the challenges to Jewish life unleashed by the Enlightenment. His ceaseless and prolific exposition of Torah is an inspiration for our time, as it was for European Jewry a century ago. Translated from the original German, this 9-volume series includes the bulk of Rav Hirsch's philosophical writings.

Volume IX only: $28
Entire set: $200

The Hirsch Tehillim

For thousands of years, Sefer Tehillim, King David’s Book of Psalms, has expressed the emotional and spiritual yearnings that accompany us throughout life - on a deeply personal, and transcendent level. And like all sacred texts, the verses of Tehillim are profound, complex, challenging, even mysterious, and call for commentary.

Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch, whose approach is based on his unique analysis of the meaning inherent to the sacred letters and words of the Hebrew language, creates a monumental commentary that reveals the relevance, power, beauty, and grandeur of Sefer Tehillim.

Rav Hirsch is one of Judaism’s greatest and original thinkers, and this modernized, thoroughly revised translation of his classic commentary offers readers a wealth of insight and understanding into the timeless teachings of Sefer Tehillim’s.

Price: $32

Chochma uMussar

Clear, accessible, and expertly translated into Hebrew, we are proud to present this selection of classic drashos from Rav Dr. Salomon Breuer, zt”l. Rooted in the sacred thoughts of Chazal, and based upon the "Torah im Derech Eretz" hashkafah of Rav Hirsch, these masterful essays stand ready to inform and inspire new generations of readers, with authentic Torah wisdom and mussar.

Also included: A biography of Rav S. Breuer as well as a history of the Frankfurt Kehilla – both written by Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer.

מי לה׳ אלי
Mi Lashem Eilai

The biography in Hebrew of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch.

A biography of Rav Hirsch, by Rabbi Eliyohu Meir Klugman. Available from ArtScroll.

In his writings, Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch offered profound and original insights into the meaning of all aspects of Jewish life and thought. His successor, Rav Dr. Salomon Breuer, and his grandson, Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer, offered further understanding, following the ideas of Rav Hirsch.

Moadim Perspectives: Pesach-Shavuos contains inspiring teachings from these great Rabbinic leaders that will serve to imbue a deeper appreciation for these festive days and enhance the spiritual level that these Moadim help us to achieve.

Yamim No’raim-Sukkos contains inspiring teachings from these great leaders of our Kehilla that will serve to acquire a deeper appreciation for these festive days and enhance the spiritual level which these Moadim provide.

Chanukkah-Purim is the third volume of a compendium of inspiring teachings from these great leaders of our Kehilla that will serve to acquire a deeper appreciation for these festivals and enhance the spiritual level which these days provide.

Sefirah - Fast Days - Tu B'Shevat- Consolation And Faith - The days of the Sefirah between Pesach and Shavuos and the Fast Days, including the Three Weeks — marking the Churban and suffering and destruction thereafter — are national days of mourning and introspection that are to lead to self-betterment and our eventual redemption. Tu B’Shevat in the middle of the cold winter assures us of the coming spring — there is promise in the face of despair. And on the personal days of mourning, Shivah and Yahrzeit — days of painful remembrance of our losses — reflection on the past in the light of our absolute faith, Emunah, brings consolation to the present and inspiration for the future.

Price for each volume: $23

Shabbos Perspectives is the fifth volume of a compendium of insights from Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch, Rav Dr. Salomon Breuer and Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer on special days in the Jewish year.

Price: $21

Price: $25

Titles by Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer זצ״ל

A Unique Perspective:

Rav Breuer's Essays

This comprehensive volume contains 136 essays by Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer zt'l, Rosh Yeshiva in Frankfurt and Rav of Khal Adath Jeshurun in New York, presented in chronological order to give the reader a sense of the history of the times. The essays deal with all aspects of Jewish living: from the everyday challenges of leading a Torah-true life in the modern world to the emotional moments of the Yomim Nora'im and Yomim Tovim; from the world of the Holocaust to the rise of a Jewish state in Eretz Yisrael; from the learning program of the Frankfurt Yeshiva to the education of modern-day yeshiva students; from the fledgling beginnings of K'hal Adath Jeshurun to its becoming the model Kehilla known the world over. Rav Breuer's essays reflect the teachings and Torah im Derech Eretz hashkafah of his grandfather, Rav S. R. Hirsch.

Price: $26

ספר דברי יוסף: על סוגיות הש״ס

Machzor for Yom Kippur

The sacred Piyutim of Yom Kippur are an integral part of the day’s davening, but the language and concepts are not easily understood. Rav Joseph Breuer wrote a commentary to the Yom Kippur Piyutim, originally published in German, and we are proud to present a clear English translation of Rav Breuer’s work, which will allow the modern-day reader to benefit from Rav Breuer’s profound and illuminating insights into the Piyutim.

Contains the entire Yom Kippur Machzor in Hebrew, with translation and commentary of the Piyutim in English. An index to the corresponding Piyutim for Nusach Ashkenaz is included.

Price: $25

The Book of Jeremiah

Hebrew text of Sefer Yirmeyah with English translation and commentary, translated from Rav Breuer’s German.

Price: $28

Piyutim of Rosh Hashana

With their difficult wording and esoteric meanings, piyutim are often little understood by many who read them. But the richness and depth of piyutim--written by pure and holy Torah giants--is a treasure waiting to be uncovered. In this eye-opening work, the words and meaning of the Piyutim which are said on Rosh Hashanah, are translated and explained. With precision and clarity, they are brought to light, enabling every reader to grasp the power of these uplifting prayers. With facing Hebrew and English and the commentary of Rav Dr. Joseph Breuer, zt”l, who drew largely on the teachings of his grandfather, Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch.

Price: $21

The Book of Yechezkel

In this volume, Rav Breuer presents an original translation and commentary to Sefer Yechezkel. Rav Breuer calls Yechezkel "the prophet of the galus" which lends it particular meaning for our time. Drawing on the midrash and classic commentators ranging from Rashi, Radak, and Malbim, and with particular emphasis on the commentaries of Rav S.R. Hirsch, Rav Breuer offers an in-depth, succinct analysis of each chapter and verse in a clear fashion. This comprehensive commentary achieves its goal of imbuing the present-day reader with the relevance of Yechezkel's message

See review by Rabbi Moshe Eisemann at http://agudathisrael.org/the-jewish-observer-vol-26-no-9-december-1993kislev-5754/

Price: $28

Titles by Rav Shimon Schwab זצ״ל Click on the sefer image to be taken directly to the Artscroll ordering page for that item or go to artscroll.com/linker/KHALADATH/link/Items.aspx?author=Rabbi_Shimon_Schwab&

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More Titles by Rav Schwab זצ"ל

Selected Writings
of Rav Schwab

Paperback limited number available in the Kehilla office
Price: $25

ספר בית השואבה: והוא קובץ מאמרים על עקבתא דמשיחא כולל פסוקים, מדרשים ומאמרי חז"ל עם פרושים

Price: $20 Available in the YRSRH Executive Office - 212-568-6250

ביאורים ועיונים, פירושים ודרשות על הגדה של פסח ועניני חג הגאולה. כולל: פירושיו עה"ת מסודרים על פי סדר ההגדה. ביאור חדש על הלל (מהקלטות של שיעוריו). פירושים ועיונים חדשים מכתבי ידו שלא ראו עדיין אור הדפוס. ארבע קונטרסים על עניני גלות, גאולה, קריעת ים סוף, וקרבן פסח. תולדות חייו של הרב. הכל בלשון צח וקל דבר השוה לכל נפש

Rav Zachariah Gelley זצ״ל

ספר זכר מנחם: חידושים וביאורים בענינים שונים

Available in the Kehilla Office.

By Dayan Jakob Posen שליט״א

Kitzur Hilchos Shabbos (English)

Sefer Kitzur Hilchos Shabbos was first written as a Hebrew textbook, when the author began teaching hilchos Shabbos at the Rika Breuers Teachers Seminary. The original paperback sefer soon grew into a handsome hardcover book, which sold out almost immediately. New editions were printed, and the popular Hebrew sefer has been selling steadily ever since. Schools and study groups use this sefer, and many families learn from it on a regular basis at their Shabbos table.

Now, for the first time, this sefer on the laws of Shabbos is available in the English language! This provides an even greater opportunity for the English-speaking public to learn the laws of Shabbos in a clear and pleasurable way.