http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/15/first-rabbis-ordained-in-germany-since-holocaust/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/15/first-rabbis-ordained-in-germany-since-holocaust/#comment-68686 mycroft Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:52:28 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/15/first-rabbis-ordained-in-germany-since-holocaust/#comment-68686 Reading your critique of Abraham Geiger reminded of his one time good friend R. Samson Raphael Hirsch ZT"L (SRH) SRH was a great believer in German culture-he gave a sermon commemorating Schiller's birthday. SRH is probably the father of modern religious anti-Zionism. In truth-it is possible that the Agudah while nominally founded a couple of years after the Mizrachi to oppose the Mizrachi-really is the spiritual successor of a German Jewish organization founded by R. Hirsch. Thus, of course Rosenheim and Breuer-SRH's son-in-law led the Agudah in its first decades. Of note is the Hirschian community had a higher rateof casualties in WW 1-than the general German community. Of course, that didn't stop German leadders from claiming during WW 1 that Jews are avoiding their duty tio the fatherland. BTW-I believe that there 4 people who expect to recieve an Orthodox smicha-it should be redundant Orthodox and Smicha-but words can be misused. in Germany in the next year. Reading your critique of Abraham Geiger reminded of his one time good friend R. Samson Raphael Hirsch ZT”L (SRH)
SRH was a great believer in German culture-he gave a sermon commemorating Schiller’s birthday. SRH is probably the father of modern religious anti-Zionism. In truth-it is possible that the Agudah while nominally founded a couple of years after the Mizrachi to oppose the Mizrachi-really is the spiritual successor of a German Jewish organization founded by R. Hirsch. Thus, of course Rosenheim and Breuer-SRH’s son-in-law led the Agudah in its first decades.
Of note is the Hirschian community had a higher rateof casualties in WW 1-than the general German community. Of course, that didn’t stop German leadders from claiming during WW 1 that Jews are avoiding their duty tio the fatherland.
BTW-I believe that there 4 people who expect to recieve an Orthodox smicha-it should be redundant Orthodox and Smicha-but words can be misused. in Germany in the next year.

]]> http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/15/first-rabbis-ordained-in-germany-since-holocaust/#comment-68674 Ahron Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:36:18 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/15/first-rabbis-ordained-in-germany-since-holocaust/#comment-68674 I am truly mystified as to why there are <i>any</i> Jews today who continue to reside in Germany. I am open to suggestions. I am truly mystified as to why there are any Jews today who continue to reside in Germany. I am open to suggestions.

]]> http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/15/first-rabbis-ordained-in-germany-since-holocaust/#comment-68661 David Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:20:25 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/15/first-rabbis-ordained-in-germany-since-holocaust/#comment-68661 Being a follower of some German/Jewish customs, I too was excited when first seeing this headline. My heart sank when I saw the picture of the "Classically Reform" rabbi. Bare-headed, black-robed, and wearing a micro-tallis that seemed to immitate a priests vestaments. I'm not even 100% sure that there were tzitzis on it. Being a follower of some German/Jewish customs, I too was excited when first seeing this headline.
My heart sank when I saw the picture of the “Classically Reform” rabbi.
Bare-headed, black-robed, and wearing a micro-tallis that seemed to immitate a priests vestaments. I’m not even 100% sure that there were tzitzis on it.

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