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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Iran awaits ayatollah’s order to build nukes – gulp! or not?

The London Times (sorry, Times of London) is reporting that – according to Western intelligence sources – Iran has:
perfected the technology to create and detonate a nuclear warhead and is merely awaiting the word from its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to produce its first bomb
Leaving aside whether we can actually believe that story – [...]

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Heated commentary on Donniel Hartman ‘blog’ about Obama’s Cairo speech

President Obama’s speech in Cairo occurred more than a week ago, and Donniel Hartman’s commentary on the speech (“Are Jews Ready for Obama?“) also has been online for more than a week, but the debate – about the speech, and about Donniel’s commentary has yet to die down.
Several dozen comments have been published (and a [...]

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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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Obama’s ‘tough love’ for Israel: Did he read Donniel Hartman column?

Last November, a few days before the 2008 election that brought Barack Obama into the White House as the 44th US President, Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman wrote what we called a “Letter to the new American President.” We didn’t know who would be elected, Obama or Sen. John McCain, but Donniel wanted to write the [...]

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Shavuot learning at Hartman Institute focuses on war, ethics, and Judaism

The annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot lectures at Shalom Hartman Institute are one of the year’s most anticipated events.
This year’s theme is, “Ethics, Judaism and War,” and features lectures in English and Hebrew from Hartman Institute faculty on issues both classic and contemporary.
Shavuot evening, Thursday, 28 May, 2009
English/אנגלית
22.30-23.45 Rabbi Prof. David Hartman: The Role of the [...]

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Is time running out for a two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians?

A  survey published on Ynet last week and recounted in the Jerusalem Post said 58 percent of Israeli Jews believe that “two states for two peoples” should be the basis of any agreement with the Palestinians. Thirty-seven percent disagreed, and 5 percent said they didn’t know.
So, there is a majority support for a two-state solution. [...]

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Israel Memorial Day at Shalom Hartman Institute High School

Israel Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron – is marked by a moving ceremony involving music, talk and commemoration for the thousands of Israeli soldiers who have died to create and preserve the State of Israel. Shalom Hartman Institute’s C.E. Smith High School for Boys creates and manages this ceremony annually. This ceremony took place on [...]

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Israeli Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron – one of the year’s most solemn days

Last week, we posted an article by Donniel Hartman on how the nine days from Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) through Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) mark the new “High Holidays” of Israel.
Today, we would like to draw your attention to an essay by David Hartman on the day preceding Yom Ha’atzmaut, Yom Hazikaron, Israeli Memorial [...]

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Israel at 61: Continuously Moving Forward – Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman

Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, says that Israel at 61 is not looking for messianic redemption or major developments. Israel and Jews should be content if the Jewish State takes small steps of continuous progress toward safety, security, social welfare, democracy, pluralism, and peace.

Special kudos to the person who can [...]

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