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Two articles from new Havruta journal now online

Posted in Diaspora, israel, jewish, tagged , , , , , , on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Two articles from the third issue of Havruta, “The Spiritual Quest,” are now available online:
Beyond Maimonides: The search for God in postmodern America, by Alfredo Borodowski
A song for many voices: The soul of secular Israel, by Rani Jaeger

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David Hartman on future of Israeli-Palestinian matters

Posted in David Hartman, Halakha, Israeli Army, Middle East, Zionism, israel, jewish, politics, tagged , , , , , , , on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We don’t get enough of David Hartman on our main website (mea culpa). But we have a new and, as usual, provocative, piece from Rabbi David on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He says it far better than I can.
If we allow the God of Creation to channel our particular religious traditions, the future [...]

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Hanukkah Sameach: Enjoy something more filling than a latke

Posted in David Hartman, Halakha, Holidays/Festivals, holidays, israel, jewish, חגים, tagged , , , , , , , on December 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It’s that time of year again, when Jerusalem “lights up” every evening with the blaze of thousands of candles and oil-tipped wicks.
Hanukkah is more than latkes (לביבות – levivot in Hebrew) and sufganiyot (fried doughnuts with all sorts of fillings). Hanukkah is a fascinating holiday of freedom, nationalism, liberation, contention, and internal debate. Click here [...]

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David Hartman’s Lindenbaum Lecture series begins

Posted in Audio/podcast, David Hartman, Education, israel, lectures, לימוד, tagged , , , , , on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Rabbi Prof. David Hartman will deliver his annual Lindenbaum and Pomrenze public lecture series beginning Nov. 10, and running for an additional nine sessions through Mar. 16, 2009.
The fall 2008 lectures, in the Lindenbaum Lecture Series, are titled, ”How is Prayer Possible after the Holocaust? Reflections on the Relationship between Creation and Mt. Sinai.”
Dates are: Nov. 10, [...]

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Addressing Orthodox Judaism and feminism

Posted in Feminism, israel, torah, tagged , , , , , on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Shalom Hartman Institute is addressing the thorny issues being raised by feminists regarding Orthodox and traditional Judaism, and of Judaic scholarship in Israel, in a number of ways. This fall, the Institute is starting two new programs aimed at delving into this matter and in aiding female scholars of Judaism:
Seder Nashim will explore [...]

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David Hartman video: Rabbinic narratives about God

Posted in David Hartman, Halakha, History, Videos, israel, tagged , , , , on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Rabbi Prof. David Hartman, Co-Director of Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, lectures about Maimonides, prayer in Hebrew, and what the rabbis say about God in this June 30, 2008, presentation to the Institute’s Lay Leadership Summer 2008 Retreat.
See more inspiring and educational video at the Hartman website. 

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