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It is the society that is joined by tzedaka that becomes the national structure referred to in the pasuk as קהל עדת ישראל. ישראל  is the national entity. עדה refers to the independent individuals who are responsible for the fulfilment of the nation’s mission, the community. קהל refers to the higher echelons of society, those … More A Single Flock

Having established the importance of the family unit in the newly formed free society, Rav Hirsch goes on to explain how those families join together to one another to form the ideal Jewish state. In other state-building systems it is considerations of necessity that bind people together, such as mutual need or weakness. The fact … More Uniting Families into a Community

Rav Hirsch explains that family dynamics work in two directions, ascending and descending and both are relevant to the details and message of the Korban Pesach. Ascending ties are those that bind children to their parents, uniting even married children who may even have children of their own around the parents and great grandparents in … More Family ties

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