Editing Modern Orthodox Judaism (section)

===Pragmatism===
Rabbi [[Azriel Hildesheimer]], along with Rabbi Hirsch, was insistent that Orthodox Jews living in the west should not segregate themselves behind ghetto walls. On the contrary, modern Jewish education must teach Jews how best to confront and deal with modernity in all of its aspects.<ref name="Marc B. Shapiro ">Marc B. Shapiro, [http://www.yutorah.org/_shiurim/%2FTU9%5FShapiro%2Epdf ''Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer's Program of Torah u-Madda'']</ref> His approach, "Cultured Orthodoxy", was defined as representing "unconditional agreement with the culture of the present day; harmony between Judaism and science; but also unconditional steadfastness in the faith and traditions of Judaism".<ref name="Marc B. Shapiro " />

He was, however, "the pragmatist rather than the philosopher", and it is his actions, rather than his philosophy, which have become institutionalized in Modern Orthodoxy,<ref name="Waxman">Chaim I. Waxman, [https://web.archive.org/web/20060219212642/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0411/is_n1_v42/ai_13796421/print Dilemmas of modern orthodoxy: sociological and philosophical<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and through which his influence is still felt.
* He established Jewish education for males and females, which included both religious and [[Secular education|secular studies]].
* He established [[Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary]], one of the first Orthodox [[Yeshiva|yeshivot]] incorporating [[Jewish studies|modern Jewish studies]], secular studies, and academic scholarship in its curriculum.
* He was non-sectarian, and worked with communal leaders, even non-Orthodox ones, on issues that affected the community.
* He maintained traditional attachments to the [[Land of Israel]], and worked with the non-Orthodox on its behalf.