Planting Tolerance, Uprooting Prejudice in Israel: Tu B’Shvat Conference at the Hartman Institute

Shalom Hartman Institute will host an emergency conference on Thursday, January 20, to address the increasing prejudice against Arab citizens of Israel, promoted in the guise of Jewish tradition. This has become one of the most pressing challenges facing Israeli society today. In his recent article, “What No Rabbi in the World Outside Israel Would [...]

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Hartman Institute to Participate in “Israel 2021 Conference”

On January 12-13, Hartman Institute executive staff and scholars will participate in the “Israel 2021 Conference ,” an event sponsored by The Marker newspaper and the Reut Institute. The conference will assemble hundreds of participants around 150 round tables moderated by experts in diverse fields to discuss what has been defined as the most pressing [...]

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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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Reflections newsletter: Adultery and Messianism, Jewish dragons and more

Every month, we open the doors of our campus to the world—at least online— via the Reflections newsletter and share with you some of the ideas that have been percolating in the Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought think tank. In Reflections #10 , SHI scholars bring into focus ideas, traditions, and texts that [...]

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SHI event this week: Jerusalem–War and Peace

 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,” [...]

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SHI Launches the Be’eri School for Teacher Education

On October 6, the Shalom Hartman Institute, in partnership with Keren Karev, will launch the new Be’eri School for Teacher Education. The School will offer a basic and advanced track for teachers, as well as a track customized for school principals. The basic teachers training track provides junior and high school teachers with the tools [...]

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Angelica Berrie to Receive NADAV Peoplehood Award

The Shalom  Hartman Institute is pleased to congratulate the Institute’s SHI-North America Board Chair Angelica Berrie upon her receipt of the 2010 NADAV Foundation Peoplehood Award for her monumental contributions to Zionism and the Jewish people. Ms. Berrie is President of the Russell Berrie Foundation, which makes transformational gifts to seed innovative philanthropic ventures that [...]

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The Shalom Hartman Institute Tweeting live from the “Hakhel” Festival

The Shalom Hartman Institute is pleased to announce that on September 26 at 1:00 pm (+3 GMT), Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman will present a lecture at the annual Hakhel Festival which will take place at the Sapir College in Sderot: ‘”Not by might and not by force, but by my spirit” – A new spirit [...]

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ראשית – עיונים ביהדות

  “ראשית” הוא כתב-עת מדעי היוצא לאור על-ידי המרכז ללימודים מתקדמים של מכון שלום הרטמן בירושלים, ומוקדש לעיונים בתרבות היהודית על כל מופעיה וצורותיה, מן המקרא ועד ליהדות ולישראליות העכשוויות. “ראשית” מבקש לחולל שינוי במגמה המחקרית במדעי היהדות ע”י התמקדות בשאלות בעלות אופי מושגי, רעיוני, או פנומנולוגי, יותר מאשר בפירוש יחידות טקסט, או בשאלות היסטוריות, [...]

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The Shalom Hartman Institute Announces SHI North America– its Newest Division Set to Inspire and Enliven North American Jewish Leadership

At a time when a disturbing number of Jewish nonprofit organizations are cutting back on programming or closing their doors altogether, why is the Shalom Hartman Institute (SHI) dramatically expanding its reach?  “Precisely at this moment, one of the most important and challenging times in Jewish life, the Jewish community cannot afford to put its [...]

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