What I Learned About Jewish Identity and Survival from an Elder of the Crow Tribe and Rav Hirsch

Machshavah Lab

The first shiur of this year's "Machshavah Lab" series for women was a unique one, in which I attempted to convey the biggest insight from my philosophical-anthropological journey to the Crow Reservation in Montana in August 2022. The crux of this insight derived from two sources: (1) my conversation with a Crow Elder, and (2) a commentary from Rav Hirsch, supplemented by ideas from the Sefer ha'Chinuch and R' Yochai Makbili. Although today's shiur deviates from my usual style (i.e. collaborative analysis of a text), I hope you find that this idea enhances your appreciation of Torah, as it did mine.
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מקורות:
רש"ר הירש - ויקרא יט:כז
דברים יב:א-ה
מכות פרק ג משנה טז
ספר החינוך מצוה טז
Dr. Dayan I. Grunfeld, Translator’s Introduction to Horeb, p.cxxxi
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות, סדר קדשים, הקדמה למסכת זבחים
תלמוד בבלי - נידה דף עג עמוד א
ר' יוחאי מקבילי - משנה תורה: פתח דבר
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