Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) in a contentious time: Hartman Institute commentary

Has there ever been a more contentious time in Jerusalem than now? Or is that a joke? It has always been the most contentious time in Jerusalem: invaders, occupants, takeovers, fences, walls, barbed wire, combat, fire, and more are in the earthly history of Jerusalem. Yet now, while we hope and pray there is never [...]

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Holy Living in Human Bodies: 2010 Edward Bronfman Family Foundation Annual Lecture

Holy Living in Human Bodies: 2010 Edward Bronfman Family Foundation Annual Lecture at Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel. Part of the 2010 International Theology Conference, January 2010. Speakers were Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed, Shalom Hartman Institute, Prof. Rusmir Mahmutehaji, University of Sarajevo, President, International Forum Bosnia, and Rev. David M. Neuhaus, SJ, Vicar for the Hebrew [...]

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Holy Living in Human Bodies: Hartman Institute Conference

Jewish, Christian, and Muslim theologians from across the globe will be addressing the topic, “Holy Living in Human Bodies” in seminars and study sessions in which they will use classic and contemporary texts from all three faiths.

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Donniel Hartman speaking at panel on interfaith relations in Grand Rapids, Michigan

A high-powered panel of religious scholars and clerics, including Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, President of Shalom Hartman Institute, will be speaking at the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday, October 15, 2009. The theme: “Religion and the Challenge of Modernity.” Along with Donniel, the daylong conference and [...]

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Theology conference, lecture, dedication top Hartman Institute agenda this week

There’s a lot going on at the Hartman Institute this week. Beginning Sunday, more than 20 leading Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologians from Europe, North America, and Israel arrived for the Institute’s 22nd annual theology conference. The session is not open to the public, but there will be one evening of lectures for public consumption. [...]

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Hartman theology conference starts Sunday – participant list

A globally diverse group of distinguished Jewish, Chsristian and Muslim theologians is due in Jerusalem at the Hartman Institute annual theology conference on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. Outside participants (Hartman participants below) Nicholas Adams, University of Cambridge Sr. Therese Andrevon, Institut Superieur d’Etudes Ecumeniques, Paris Ahmed Al-‘Atari, Al-Quds University Paul Ballanfat, Galatasaray University, Istanbul Avriel [...]

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Christian leaders on way to Hartman Institute

Starting tonight at the Shalom Hartman Institute is the first Christian Leadership Initiative. It’s a remarkable program, and we’ll see what comes of it. The idea is to teach U.S. Christian leaders about Judaism, in a Jewish way, with lectures, and text and havruta study. The program was set up to mirror the Institute’s ongoing [...]

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