David Hartman: Spiritual Opportunities and Dangers of Halakhah

David Hartman, founding President of Shalom Hartman Institute, will focus on the clash of modernity and traditional Judaism in his fall

David Hartman: The Contingent Feature of the Jewish View of History

David Hartman: The Contingent Feature of the Jewish View of History – a masterful lecture by David Hartman, co-director and founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem, Israel, given July 6, 2009, to about 100 Jewish community leaders from North America in Jerusalem at the Hartman Institute for the Summer Lay Leadership Retreat, a week-long program of lessons, lectures, seminars, tours, and study about Judaism, pluralism, Jerusalem, Israel and more.

David Hartman: Morality Confronts the Halakhic Tradition: Rethinking Traditional Perspectives on Wom

David Hartman, Lindenbaum-Pomrenze Lecture 2, 7-April-2008 – Jerusalem, Israel, Shalom Hartman Institute: Morality Confronts the Halakhic Tradition: Rethinking Traditional Perspectives on Women, Converts, and Non-Jews

David Hartman: Morality Confronts the Halakhic Tradition: Rethinking the Traditional Perspectives on

David Hartman: Morality Confronts the Halakhic Tradition: Rethinking the Traditional Perspectives on Women, Converts, and Non-Jews

Lindenbaum-Pomrenze Lecture Series, Spring 2008, 24 March 2008, Final lecture

David Hartman: Challenges facing Modern Jewry in Israel and the Diaspora (Pomrenze 6)

David Hartman: Challenges facing Modern Jewry in Israel and the Diaspora (Pomrenze 6) – Sixth and final lecture in Pomrenze Winter 2009 lecture series, in which Rabbi Prof. David Hartman, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, talked about the philosophy of Eliezer Berkovits, and how he struggled with halakha that wasn’t good for women, among many other things. This has been an amazing series whose findings will be collected for a book; but video viewers will have the information first. Challenging thinking for Jewish thinkers, Jewish philosophers, Jewish Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and secular Jews.

David Hartman (Pomrenze 5): Challenges for Modern Jewry in Israel, Diaspora – Eliezer Berkovits

David Hartman (Pomrenze 5): Challenges for Modern Jewry in Israel, Diaspora – Eliezer Berkovits, Jerusalem, Israel, Shalom Hartman Institute

David Hartman: The Rise of Religious Extremism

Rabbi Prof. David Hartman, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, talks about how Jewish religious extremism, and even “mainstream” Orthodoxy have grown in modern times as more modern, rational movements have struggled.

Challenges Facing Modern Jewry in Israel, Diaspora – David Hartman Pomrenze Lecture 4

Challenges Facing Modern Jewry in Israel, Diaspora – David Hartman Pomrenze Lecture 4 – March 2, 2009, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel – http://hartman.org.il for more videos and learning from David Hartman and Shalom Hartman Institute's pluralistic Jeiwsh thinkers and teachers.

Mandel Beit Midrash Dedication at Shalom Hartman Institute

Mandel Beit Midrash Dedication at Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, February 26, 2009.

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel have lived their lives in total dedication and commitment to the well-being of the Jewish people. They have made concern for Jewish education the central value in their efforts to strengthen Jewish life. Their work in the Jewish community center movement, and their development of learned, dedicated Jewish professionals have made a tremendous contribution to Jewish communal and institutional life.

The Shalom Hartman Institute is honored to name its new study hall for Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel, and to dedicate this room to enhancing the learning of students who yearn for a deeper understanding of Judaism.

The program for the dedication ceremony included greetings by Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, comments by student Josh Ladon, an address by Rabbi Prof. David Hartman, and closing remarks by Mort Mandel.

Theologian Krister Stendahl remembered by David Hartman

At the Shalom Hartman Institute annual Theology Conference in Jerusalem, Israel, February 2009, Rabbi Prof. David Hartman talks about Bishop Krister Stendahl, who could defuse disputes and who was a great believer in religious pluralism.

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