The London Times (sorry, Times of London) is reporting that – according to Western intelligence sources – Iran has:
perfected the technology to create and detonate a nuclear warhead and is merely awaiting the word from its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to produce its first bomb
Leaving aside whether we can actually believe that story – [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Holocaust’
Iran awaits ayatollah’s order to build nukes – gulp! or not?
Posted in Israeli Army, Middle East, israel, politics, tagged israel, iran, nuclear, soldiers, IDF, war, Holocaust, Ayatollah, Ahmadinejad, atomic bomb, missile on August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Israeli Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron – one of the year’s most solemn days
Posted in David Hartman, History, Holidays/Festivals, Israeli Army, israel, חגים, tagged Holocaust, IDF, Independence Day, israel, Memorial Day, soldiers, war on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, we posted an article by Donniel Hartman on how the nine days from Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) through Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) mark the new “High Holidays” of Israel.
Today, we would like to draw your attention to an essay by David Hartman on the day preceding Yom Ha’atzmaut, Yom Hazikaron, Israeli Memorial [...]
Thinking of the 6 million on Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
Posted in Donniel Hartman, Zionism, holidays, israel, לימוד, tagged 6 million, Auschwitz, Germany, Holocaust, Nazis, remembrance, Shoah, victim on April 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As the siren rings throughout Israel on Monday night, take a moment to think about the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Commemoration of the Holocaust in Israel has a fascinating history and present. Read here how Donniel Hartman describes Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day – as one of Israel’s new “High Holy [...]
Purim’s (almost) here – learn and have fun with Hartman studies
Posted in Education, Holidays/Festivals, holidays, israel, jewish, politics, חגים, tagged Ahashverosh, costume, Esther, Haman, holidays, Holocaust, Jewish-people, mask, megillah, noisemaker, Purim, study on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Purim arrives next week, and with it a week of costumes, fun, parties, drinking, and lots of noise. It is not unusual to see a gorilla crossing the street and a clown driving a car (well, a lot of drivers in Israel are clowns, the rest of the year, too). But what I mean is [...]
Evil and Jewish responses to it – educational curriculum for you
Posted in Education, Halakha, North America, lectures, לימוד, tagged Education, evil, Holocaust, philosophy, rabbis, study, talmud, torah on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is there evil in the world? Many say yes. What is the Jewish response to it? The latest educational curriculum to be posted online on the Hartman website focuses on evil and Jewish responses to it – and is extensive.
The Problem of Evil Part One
The Problem of Evil Part Two 1 of 2
The [...]
David Hartman: How is it Possible to Speak of a Personal God after the Holocaust?, 8/12/8 2 of 2
Posted in David Hartman, Halakha, Videos, israel, lectures, לימוד, tagged Holocaust, Shoah, prayer, faith, belief on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
David Hartman (Lindenbaum): How is it Possible to Speak of a Personal God after the Holocaust?, Dec. 8, 08, Pt.2 of 2
David Hartman (Lindenbaum): How Is Prayer Possible After the Holocaust, Part 2 of 2
Posted in David Hartman, Halakha, History, Videos, israel, lectures, tagged Holocaust, philosophy, Shoah, Soloveitchik on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
David Hartman (Lindenbaum): How Is Prayer Possible After the Holocaust, Part 2 of 2. David Hartman of Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, completes this fascinating lecture.
David Hartman (Lindenbaum): How Is Prayer Possible After the Holocaust, Part 1 of 2
Posted in David Hartman, Diaspora, Halakha, History, israel, lectures, tagged Holocaust, philosophy, prayer, Shoah, Soloveitchik on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
David Hartman: How Is Prayer Possible After the Holocaust, Part 1 of 2. First of the 2008-2009 Lindenbaum Lecture Series presentations, from Jerusalem, Israel. Nov. 10, 2008
Live webcast: David Hartman, Elie Wiesel receive degrees at Weizmann Institute
Posted in David Hartman, Education, Videos, israel, lectures, tagged doctorate, Holocaust, Nobel Peace Prize, Ph.D., Rehovot, Shoah, Weizmann, Wiesel on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Click here – the vidcast begins at 5 p.m., Israel time, Nov. 17, 2008. That’s 10 a.m. in New York and 7 a.m. in Los Angeles. (Note: As is [frustratingly] usual from Israeli websites, the video webcast is viewable only with Internet Explorer, not Firefox or other browsers.)
David Hartman’s award is for, “his life’s work [...]
Donniel Hartman to lecture at HUC in New York in December
Posted in Diaspora, Donniel Hartman, Education, North America, israel, jewish, lectures, לימוד, tagged Holocaust, HUC, HUC-JIR, israel, Jewish-people, lecture, New York, reform, religion, Shoah on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, Shalom Hartman Institute Co-Director, will give the 2008-09 Dr. Fritz Bamberger Memorial Lecture at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, Wednesday, December 10.
Donniel’s subject is: “The New Narratives of Modern Israel: The Role of the Living and the Role of the Dead.” A reception will be held [...]


