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<DIV>In a message dated 12/16/2008, Larry.Levine@stevens.edu writes:</DIV>
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size=3>>>Rav Eliyahu Meir Klugman, a Rosh Yeshiva and <I>Moreh Hora’ah
</I>in Jerusalem and the author of <B>Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
-- Architect of Torah Judaism for the Modern World</B>, Artscroll, 1966,
points out the following:<BR> <BR>Clear knowledge and understanding of
Rav Hirsch's views, insights and formulations can help one respond
intelligently to most issues in Orthodox Jewish life. From Bnei Brak and
Lakewood to Teaneck and Woodmere, from FFB to Baal Teshuva, from Chazon Ish
devotee to modern Orthodox Jew, Rav Hirsch's teachings form an integral part
of the world-view of the Torah Jew in the modern world, regardless of whether
one takes an active role in that world or not.<A name=_ednref1></A>[i]
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<DIV></DIV>>>>><BR>It is true that at some level, "we are all
Hirschians now." Every ArtScroll book that is written in English was
written by somebody who received a secular education. The same is true of
the people who write for the English-language Yated. The charedi community
may not consciously realize that they are actually Hirschians, but they
are.</DIV>
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<DIV>I would like to point out that R' Krugman is totally charedi and lives in a
charedi community in Yerushalayim. True TIDE calls for close
identification with a dedicated, intensive Torah community.
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><B><BR></B><BR><B>--Toby Katz<BR>=============<BR></B>Read *Jewish
World Review* at <A
href="http://jewishworldreview.com/">http://jewishworldreview.com/</A><BR><BR></FONT><FONT
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