Where do Haredim, multi-denominational rabbis, right and left wing Israelis, and girls that read from the Torah all come together? On the Shalom Hartman Institute “In the news” page

SHI has been in the news so often lately that it’s making our heads spin. And that’s not even counting all the attention garnered by SHI president Donniel Hartman’s recent piece, “Haredim and Mainstream Israelis Alike Must Rethink Their Roles,” which stirred fierce controversy and engendered 85 talkbacks on Ynet. What makes SHI so unique? [...]

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חידר משלך – רגע אחד לפני שיהי מאוחר מדי להצטרף

חנה פנחסי חשבתי שחודש אוגוסט יהיה שקט, מקומות עבודה שוממים, אמהות נסחבות בחום עם ילדים…והופתעתי: הרבה נשים פנו ל”חידר משלך”, בית מדרש חדש לנשים בנושא אשה ומשפחה  - זהות וקונפליקט, שיתחיל  במכון הרטמן אחרי החגים…כנראה שהרבה נשים חיפשו את המקום שייתן את הזמן לעצמנו כשיגמר הקיץ התובעני הזה, ונוכל שוב – אחרי החגים – לחזור [...]

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Hartman Institute’s women scholars shine online

It’s most definitely NOT affirmative action. In fact, I didn’t even realize it had happened until I checked the homepage of the Hartman Institute after my latest article update. It just so happens that there are four items on the homepage featuring women scholars at the Institute. The latest is Channa Pincasi’s piece about the [...]

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הפוליטיקה של הלידה בספרות היהדות – ערב לימוד במכון הרטמן

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New year, new scholars at Hartman Institute

The “new year” for our new scholars actually began last fall, but now their names, CV’s, and photos are on our site: Channa Pincasi Yair Eldan Eli Schonfeld Jennie Rosenfeld Rut Kara-Ivanov Kaniel Channa has sent us links to two recent (Hebrew) articles of hers on Israeli websites: From NRG, website of Maariv newspaper: פרשת [...]

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Summer’s waning; school year’s waxing

We’re back from vacation at Shalom Hartman Institute to get ready for the upcoming school year. The campus is being spiffed up, teachers from the Institute’s girls’ high school, Midrashiya, are here getting pre-season training. New this year: as a convenience to parents, fees for the boys’ and girls’ high schools can be paid online, [...]

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Addressing Orthodox Judaism and feminism

The Shalom Hartman Institute is addressing the thorny issues being raised by feminists regarding Orthodox and traditional Judaism, and of Judaic scholarship in Israel, in a number of ways. This fall, the Institute is starting two new programs aimed at delving into this matter and in aiding female scholars of Judaism: Seder Nashim will explore [...]

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