Editing Samson Raphael Hirsch (section)

===Nineteen Letters===
Hirsch's ''Nineteen Letters on Judaism'' (''Neunzehn Briefe über Judenthum''), published in 1836 under the pseudonym "Ben Uziel", offered an intellectual presentation of Orthodox Judaism in classical German and a "fearless, uncompromising defense" of all its institutions and ordinances. (See under [[#Oldenburg|Oldenburg]] above.)
It was written in the form of a fictional correspondence between a young rabbi/philosopher and a youthful intellectual.<ref>[https://www.sefaria.org/Nineteen_Letters ''Nineteen Letters''] on [[sefaria]].org</ref> 
The first letter, the intellectual's, outlines the challenges that [[Jewish emancipation|emancipation]] created for modern Jews, and questions the continued relevance of Judaism. The rabbi responds in the subsequent letters, discussing, in a structured sequence, God, man, and Jewish history; leading to a discussion of the ''mitzvot'' and their classification (as employed in ''Horeb''). 
The work made a profound impression on German Jewish circles and has been republished and translated several times; it is still influential and often taught.<ref>See for example: [https://outorah.org/series/3115/ ''19 Letters''], outorah.org; [https://staff.ncsy.org/education/education/material/4oEMREnXJF/19-letters-of-ben-uziel-teachers-guide/ 19 Letters of Ben Uziel Teacher's Guide], ncsy.org</ref>