Hartman Institute scholars, ideas, friends in the news

A student who attended the Religion and the Challenge of Modernity conference at Grand Valley State University in Michigan earlier this month had this to say about Donniel Hartman’s presentation there:
Donniel Hartman, the first lecturer of the day at this conference, did a very good job not only presenting his thoughts, but introducing a theme [...]

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David Hartman 2009 public lecture series begins October 19, will focus on traditional Judaism vs. modernity

David Hartman will focus on the clash of modernity and traditional Judaism in his fall 2009 public lectures, the Fred and Della Worms Lecture Series, which is titled, ”The Spiritual Opportunities and Dangers of Halakhah:  Readings from Rosenzweig, Buber, Soloveitchik, Berkovits, Heschel, and Leibowitz.”
Dates
Oct. 19, 2009
Nov. 2, 2009
Nov. 16, 2009
Nov 30, 2009
Dec. 21, 2009
The Winter-Spring semester will [...]

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Shalom Hartman Institute honors veteran rabbis

8 rabbis who have come to the summertime Rabbinic Torah Study Seminar at the Institute in Jerusalem for the last 10 years or more were given the honor of being named Senior Fellows for 10 years of participation in the RTS program:  Robert Alpert, Howard Hoffman, Kenneth Emert, Frank Fischer, Pat Fischer, Garson Herzfeld, Chaim [...]

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Bloggers at Hartman Institute summer programs

Summertime programs at Shalom Hartman Institute are well under way. We have hundreds of rabbis, community leaders, and others here for seminars, havruta study, lectures, tours, and more. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is on tap tonight for a private appearance. Israeli Education Minister Gidon Sa’ar was here the other night.
So, with [...]

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Kogod Lecture: Role of Religion in the Public Space, June 30, 2009

The Robert P. Kogod Annual Lecture will be given Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at 8 pm, at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem on the subject of “The Role of Religion in the Public Space: Israeli and American Perspectives.” Speakers are Prof. William Galston, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, and Prof. Ruth Gavison, the Hebrew University. Moderator [...]

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‘Serving God’ video lectures available online soon

Four lectures about Serving God in the Jewish tradition by leading scholars of Jewish studies from the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel, pluralistic Jewish learning and leadership training. Soon on the Shalom Hartman Institute website.

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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 spies [...]

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הפוליטיקה של הלידה בספרות היהדות – ערב לימוד במכון הרטמן

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Donniel Hartman comments on President Obama’s speech in Cairo

UPDATE: Yes, Donniel’s post is already online, and has been so for several days. Sorry it took a while to get back to this post. See Donniel’s post here: “Are Jews Ready for Obama?“:
While President Obama’s speech in Cairo was also about settlements, and about the Road Map, in essence it was about neither. It [...]

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תיקון ליל שבועות Shavuot 5769 (2009) learning at Shalom Hartman Institute, May 28-29

תיקון ליל שבועות
המוסר, היהדות והמלחמה
Ethics, Judaism and War is the theme of this year’s Tikkun Leil Shavuot – evening of learning – at Shalom Hartman Institute.  Speakers are scheduled to include Rabbi Prof. David Hartman, Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, and others. Details on the program as soon as all speakers and topics are confirmed.

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