First session in a series on the ‘The “Jewishness” of Israel’ On Thursday, October 28, the Shalom Hartman Institute (SHI), in partnership with the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) “Harel” brigade and the Givat Hatachmoshet organization (Ammunition Hill Museum) will hold a special event in honor of author Dr. Nachum Baruchi. The event, “Jerusalem–War and Peace,” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘IDF’
SHI event this week: Jerusalem–War and Peace
Posted in Events, tagged ammunition hill, Donniel Hartman, IDF, israel, israel defense forces, jerusalem, judaism, lev aharon, peace, shalom hartman institute, war, Ya'akov Kastel on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Countering extremist Israeli rabbis who urge soldiers not to help evacuate illegal settlements
Posted in Donniel Hartman, Halakha, israel, Israeli Army, jewish, tagged army, extremism, IDF, illegal outposts, israel, judea, rabbis, samaria, settlers, soldiers, west bank on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t usually mention the same column by Donniel Hartman twice, but clearly this issue is one that is not only not going away, it is heating up: In articles such as this one and this one, we are learning more about the rabbis who are preaching disobedience of orders that may occur in the [...]
Israel needs army without divisions
Posted in Donniel Hartman, Education, Halakha, Israeli Army, jewish, tagged ethics, IDF, israel, rabbinate, rabbis, religion, soldiers on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Donniel Hartman writes about how the Israeli army must limit the reach of the army rabbis, and how Religious Zionists must declare their loyalty to the State of Israel over the religious aspects of the Land of Israel: A soldier may thus rationalize that if the army cannot command him to violate the Shabbat, and [...]
Iran awaits ayatollah’s order to build nukes – gulp! or not?
Posted in israel, Israeli Army, Middle East, politics, tagged Ahmadinejad, atomic bomb, Ayatollah, Holocaust, IDF, iran, israel, missile, nuclear, soldiers, war on August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Donniel Hartman: Israeli Army commanders struggling with religious challenges
Posted in Donniel Hartman, Education, Halakha, Israeli Army, tagged chief rabbi, Education, Halakha, IDF, israel, obey, officers, orders, orthodox, rabbis, Sephardic, soldiers, ultra-Orthodox on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a lecture this week to rabbis at Shalom Hartman Institute for the annual summertime Rabbinical Torah Study Seminar, Donniel Hartman mentioned that he had just finished a session with senior IDF commanders attending an ongoing program at Shalom Hartman Institute, the Lev Aharon program. This program teaches Judaism, Jewish moral philosophy, and other related [...]
Hartman HS dad writes about his son’s graduation
Posted in David Hartman, israel, jerusalem, students, ירושלים, לימוד, tagged graduation, high school, HS, IDF, jerusalem, Machina, mechina, senior on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brian Blum, a Jerusalem-based writer, blogger, editor, and web entrepreneur, writes lyrically about his son’s graduation from Charles E. Smith High School for Boys at Shalom Hartman Institute, gives us a little bit of Rabbi David Hartman’s talk to the graduates and a brief video, as well.
Shavuot learning at Hartman Institute focuses on war, ethics, and Judaism
Posted in David Hartman, Donniel Hartman, Education, Hartman Institute, Holidays/Festivals, Israeli Army, lectures, torah, Zionism, חגים, ירושלים, לימוד, tagged IDF, jerusalem, rabbis, shavuot, soldiers, study, talmud, Tikkun, torah, war on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot lectures at Shalom Hartman Institute are one of the year’s most anticipated events. This year’s theme is, “Ethics, Judaism and War,” and features lectures in English and Hebrew from Hartman Institute faculty on issues both classic and contemporary. Shavuot evening, Thursday, 28 May, 2009 English/אנגלית 22.30-23.45 Rabbi Prof. David Hartman: [...]
Israel Memorial Day at Shalom Hartman Institute High School
Posted in Education, Hartman Institute, Holidays/Festivals, israel, Israeli Army, students, Videos, tagged Education, IDF, jerusalem, Memorial Day, soldiers, war, Yom Hazikaron on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Israel Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron – is marked by a moving ceremony involving music, talk and commemoration for the thousands of Israeli soldiers who have died to create and preserve the State of Israel. Shalom Hartman Institute’s C.E. Smith High School for Boys creates and manages this ceremony annually. This ceremony took place on [...]
Israeli Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron – one of the year’s most solemn days
Posted in David Hartman, History, Holidays/Festivals, israel, Israeli Army, 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 [...]
Israel at 61: Continuously Moving Forward – Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman
Posted in Donniel Hartman, Holidays/Festivals, israel, Zionism, חגים, tagged 1948, 61, IDF, Independence Day, israel, jerusalem, reform, war, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Zionism on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, says that Israel at 61 is not looking for messianic redemption or major developments. Israel and Jews should be content if the Jewish State takes small steps of continuous progress toward safety, security, social welfare, democracy, pluralism, and peace. Special kudos to the person who can [...]

