New ‘Reflections,’ Hartman Institute E-Magazine of Ideas, Now Online

The newest issue of Reflections, the Shalom Hartman Institute electronic magazine of ideas, is now online. Read these five great articles: Israeli Society and the ‘Society of Learners’ Professors Shlomo Naeh, Zvi Zohar and Elhanan Reiner discuss the place of Torah scholars within the Jewish People throughout the generations, and the relevance of models from [...]

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Public invited to Hartman Institute lecture: ‘Holy Living in Human Bodies,’ February 16, 2010

The Shalom Hartman Institute is pleased to invite the public to attend The Edward Bronfman Family Foundation Annual Lecture on Religious Pluralism, “Holy Living in Human Bodies,” Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 20:00 (8 PM). Speakers are Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed, Shalom Hartman Institute, Prof. Rusmir Mahmutćehajić, University of Sarajevo, President, International Forum Bosnia, and Rev. David [...]

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Hartrman Institute in the news on Goldstone, Hobbes, and more

Hartman Institute ideas, scholars (including David Hartman), and programs (Be’eri) have been in the news a great deal recently. Click here to read about the Goldstone report and the Israeli army, radical rabbis, educating Israelis about their Judaism, and more.

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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 [...]

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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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Charles Krauthammer: David Hartman & Maimonides ‘big influence on me’

Charles Krauthammer – you know him as the acerbic, neoconservative, pro-Israel columnist for the Washington Post and other newspapers – has another side. According to this interview in the Jerusalem Post, he and his wife have  “started to try to revive and preserve Jewish music that has been lost to the masses” with a program [...]

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Evil and Jewish responses to it – educational curriculum for you

Is there evil in the world? Many say yes. What is the Jewish response to it? The latest educational curriculum to be posted online on the Hartman website focuses on evil and Jewish responses to it – and is extensive. The Problem of Evil Part One The Problem of Evil Part Two 1 of 2 [...]

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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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New year, new scholars at Hartman Institute

The “new year” for our new scholars actually began last fall, but now their names, CV’s, and photos are on our site: Channa Pincasi Yair Eldan Eli Schonfeld Jennie Rosenfeld Rut Kara-Ivanov Kaniel Channa has sent us links to two recent (Hebrew) articles of hers on Israeli websites: From NRG, website of Maariv newspaper: פרשת [...]

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The War Against Hamas In Gaza Is Justified

Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, Shalom Hartman Institute, talks why Israel’s War on Hamas in Gaza is both justified and moral

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