Editing Samson Raphael Hirsch (section)

===Commentary on the Torah===
Hirsch's innovative and influential commentary on the Pentateuch 
<ref>See general discussion under: Rabbi Y. Kaganoff (2016). [https://mishpacha.com/a-new-commentary-for-a-changed-world/ A New Commentary for a Changed World], [[Mishpacha|mishpacha.com]]</ref>
(''Uebersetzung und Erklärung des Pentateuchs'', "Translation and explanation of the Pentateuch"; 5 volumes published 1867–78), has been "hailed as a classic" since the publication of the first volume, ''[[Book of Genesis|Bereshit]]''.
According to Hirsch, the goal of the commentary was to expound the text by ascertaining the exact meaning of the words, their etymology, [[philology]], and origin, and, this achieved, "to establish, on the basis of [[halakha|halakhic]] and [[aggada|aggadic]] interpretations, [[Hashkafa|the Jewish ''Weltanschauung'']]".
<ref>Simon Langer (1961). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23255293?seq=1  Reviewed Work: Commentary on the Pentateuch, Genesis. Exodus. Leviticus, Parts I and II by Samson Raphael Hirsch, Isaac Levy]. ''Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought''. Vol. 3, No. 2 (SPRING 1961), pp. 233-238 ]</ref>
A feature of the commentary is its analysis of the meanings and symbols in the religious precepts ([[mitzvah|''mitzvot'']]); see further below. This analysis, too, builds on the discussion of the Hebrew, while at the same time, it draws on the treatment of each ''mitzvah'' in the [[Oral Torah]], intentionally <ref>Rabbi [[Yitzchak Blau]] (2019). [https://www.etzion.org.il/en/philosophy/issues-jewish-thought/rabbinic-thought/r-hirsch-and-details-mitzvot R. Hirsch and the Details of Mitzvot].</ref> consistent with the final application in [[Halakha]]. 
The commentary gained worldwide popularity for its scope of insight and information offered to scholar and layman alike, and is still widely referenced.<ref>See for example, [https://torah.org/series/ravhirsch/ "The Timeless Rav Hirsch"] on torah.org, and [https://outorah.org/series/86/ "Rav Hirsch"] on outorah.org</ref>
{{section link|Oral Torah#In rabbinic literature and commentary}} provides further context; and see also {{section link|Jewish commentaries on the Bible#Acharonim (1600–)}} and {{section link|Yeshiva#Torah and Bible study}}.