Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>At the end of Chapter 22, Rabbi Hirsch was left facing the accusation that he trades upon an idealization of the halakhic lifestyle that bears little resemblance to the real thing. In response, Rabbi Hirsch develops a radical theory of the revelation, according to which the external form of halakha, as it has been passed down, is to be trusted as a reliable reflection of how the Jew is supposed to act, in terms of the external and bodily performance of commandments; but it isn’t to be trusted as an accurate guide to the true spirit of the law. This chapter also raises a new concern for Rabbi Lipschutz, which requires him to differentiate between two different sorts of value (agent-value and action-value). More generally, the chapter subjects the Two-Track Model of the election to sustained scrutiny.</jats:p>