Shalom Hartman Institute is a Jewish research and education institute based in Jerusalem , that offers pluralistic Jewish thought and education to scholars, rabbis, educators, and Jewish community leaders in Israel and North America. The institute aims to promote pluralism and liberal values in Israel and the Jewish diaspora and to preserve the democratic character of Israel. Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish lay leaders from North America attend the institute's programs each year.
23-567: Rabbi Professor David Hartman founded Shalom Hartman Institute in 1971. His wife Bobbi and their five children made aliyah to Israel, leaving his congregation in Montreal . Rabbi Hartman's home in Jerusalem became a beit midrash for young people attracted to Rabbi Hartman's philosophy. By 1976, the group was moved to a local synagogue, and the Shalom Hartman Institute was born - named for
46-715: A graduate degree in philosophy with Robert C. Pollock at Fordham University . In 1971, Hartman immigrated to Israel with his wife Barbara and their five children. Hartman died on February 10, 2013, in Jerusalem at the age of 81. After serving as a congregational rabbi in the Bronx , New York, from 1955 to 1960, Hartman became the rabbi of Congregation Tiferet Beit David Jerusalem in Montreal . Some of his students moved with him to Israel when he immigrated in 1971. While in Montreal, he also taught and studied at McGill University and received his Ph.D. in philosophy. Hartman founded
69-606: A leader of Conservative Judaism, described Hartman as "Orthodox, but close to the right border of Conservative Judaism". He was awarded the National Jewish Book Award in 1977 for Maimonides: Torah and Philosophic Quest and in 1986 for the recently reissued A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism . In 1993, the Hebrew translation of A Living Covenant From Sinai to Zion (Am Oved Publishers)
92-543: A more pluralistic, tolerant, and enlightened Israeli society". Robert P. Kogod Robert P. Kogod is a business executive and philanthropist. Along with his brother-in-law, Robert H. Smith , Kogod led the Charles E. Smith Companies, the real estate company that developed much of the Crystal City neighborhood, just south of Washington, D.C. In 1956, Kogod, who was already a real estate developer, married Arlene Smith,
115-403: A variety of programs for teachers, rabbis, and lay leaders. Under Rabbi Hartman and his son, Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman , the institute has become a training center whose programs reach thousands of participants every year. Rabbi Dov Gartenberg of Los Angeles wrote in his blog in 2005 that the institute, "enables us to reflect on cutting edge issues facing modern Judaism." In 2009, Donniel Hartman
138-404: Is a non-profit organization with a 501.3c charitable status for accepting donations. Canadian Friends of Shalom Hartman Institute is a registered Canadian charity and is located in Montreal. David Hartman (rabbi) David Hartman ( Hebrew : דוד הרטמן ; September 11, 1931 – February 10, 2013) was an American - Israeli leader and philosopher of contemporary Judaism , founder of
161-409: Is also home to Charles E. Smith High School for Boys , grades 7–12, with more than 350 students, an in-house publications department that is publishing a series of books on Jewish thought with UK-based publisher Continuum International Publishing Group , conducts an annual conference, and centers for training educators, rabbis and lay community leaders. The Shalom Hartman Institute is the organizer of
184-597: Is to help Israelis learn about their Jewish heritage. The Be'eri Initiative for Pluralistic Jewish Education works with more than 50 Israeli high schools, hundreds of teachers and thousands of students. The Avi Chai Foundation, one of the Be'eri program's original funders says: "the project has had a significant positive influence on student attitudes to Jewish studies." The goal of the Shalom Hartman Institute-North America, run by its president Yehuda Kurtzer ,
207-735: Is to strengthen Jewish communities in North America. SHI North America runs programs and seminars across the US and Canada. The Institute runs a three-year program for North American rabbis that one participant described as: "one of the blessings of my rabbinate." In July 2012, the Shalom Hartman Institute began a partnership with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Life on Campus , called the Fellowship for Campus Professionals. The program brings Hartman Fellows to campuses in America in order to discuss and teach about
230-480: The Muslim Leadership Initiative , which invites North American Muslims to explore how Jews understand Judaism, Israel, and Jewish peoplehood. The program also encourages participants to experience how Israelis, both inside and outside Israel, identify themselves, while exploring the issues of ethics, faith, and practice. In May 2010, Israel's opposition party leader Tzipi Livni of Kadima called upon
253-828: The Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem , Israel , and a Jewish author. David Hartman was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York . He attended Yeshiva Chaim Berlin and the Lubavitch Yeshiva , after which he spent time learning in Lakewood Yeshiva. In 1953, having studied under Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik , he received his rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva University in New York. He continued his studies with Soloveitchik until 1960, while pursuing
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#1732854899081276-518: The Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem in 1976. He was named founding president in 2009, when his son, Donniel Hartman , was named president. In addition to the institute, he founded the Charles E. Smith High School , which operates separate programs for boys and girls, the latter of which is named Midrashiya , in central Jerusalem. Hartman was a Professor of Jewish Thought at Hebrew University of Jerusalem for over two decades, during which time he
299-794: The Diaspora. Hartman viewed his immigration to Israel as an essential part of his mission to encourage greater understanding between Jews of diverse affiliations—both in Israel and the Jewish diaspora —and to build a more pluralistic and tolerant Israeli society. His work emphasized the centrality of the rebirth of the State of Israel and religious pluralism, both among Jews and in interfaith relations. As his views often aligned with Conservative Judaism , some have asked whether he should have been, or his writings continue to be, considered Orthodox. Elliot Dorff ,
322-581: The Hartman Institute to organize the speakers for a daylong conference at the Israeli Knesset on Jewish identity in Israel. Shalom Hartman Institute has a board of directors and operates various centers. The Center for Israeli-Jewish Identity focuses on pluralistic forms of contemporary Judaism for Israelis, from non-religious high school students to senior officers in the IDF . The Education Center's aim
345-646: The Jewish Tradition ( Moreshet b'machloket ) was published by Schocken Publishing House, 2002. Hartman was awarded the Avi Chai Prize in the year 2000 and on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Shalom Hartman Institute he was awarded the Guardian of Jerusalem Prize. He was the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Yale University in May 2003. In 2004 David Hartman received an honorary doctorate from Hebrew Union College and
368-490: The Jewish relationship with Israel. In August, Hartman runs an annual student leadership summit; students, who are nominated by their university, gather to discuss issues, such as how to become a leader in one's Jewish community on campus. Shalom Hartman Institute board members (2014–2015) include, Robert P. Kogod , chair, Shalom Hartman Institute, Angelica Berrie, Chair, SHI-North America. Shalom Hartman Institute-North America
391-690: The company was merged into Archstone , which was sold to Equity Residential and Avalon Bay in 2013. The commercial division of the company was merged into Vornado Realty Trust , which merged the division into JBG Smith in 2017. Kogod is a member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ; and the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia College Access Program, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Hillel International and
414-448: The daughter of real estate tycoon Charles E. Smith . In 1959, Kogod joined the Charles E. Smith Companies. Kogod and his brother-in-law, Robert H. Smith, took charge of the company in 1967. Robert Smith oversaw construction and development, and Kogod led leasing and management. In 1995, Forbes estimated the Smith family fortune to be worth $ 560 million. In 2001, the residential division of
437-475: The memory of Rabbi Hartman's father. After several changes of location, Teddy Kollek , former mayor of Jerusalem and a longstanding supporter of Rabbi Hartman, offered the institute more than three acres of land in the city's "Cultural Mile" which comprises the Jerusalem Theater , the L.A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art and other cultural and educational centers and institutes. The institute established
460-486: Was also a visiting Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of California, Berkeley in 1986/1987 and at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1997/1998. From 1977 to 1984, Hartman served as an advisor to Zevulun Hammer , former Israeli Minister of Education , and he was an advisor to a number of Israeli prime ministers on the subject of religious pluralism in Israel and the relationship between Israel and
483-749: Was awarded the Leah Goldberg Prize. A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices Within Judaism was published by Jewish Lights Publishing in 1999. Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: an Ancient People Debating Its Future was published by Yale University Press, 2000, Love and Terror in the God Encounter: the Theological Legacy of Joseph B. Soloveitchik was published by Jewish Lights 2001. The Hebrew translation of Israelis and
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#1732854899081506-544: Was awarded the Samuel Rothberg Prize for Jewish Education by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2008, David Hartman received an honorary degree from Weizmann Institute of Rehovot, Israel. He received the doctorate "in recognition of his life's work to revitalize Judaism and strengthen Jewish identity among Jews the world over; above all, of his gift of vision and action, faith and scholarship, toward building
529-421: Was named president of Shalom Hartman Institute, and David Hartman was named founding president. In 2010 the Shalom Hartman Institute was called "prestigious" by a website covering San Francisco Bay Area Jewish affairs. Shalom Hartman Institute's campus houses an advanced research center, provides a home to more than 50 scholars, including Israel Knohl , Moshe Idel , Menachem Lorberbaum , and others. The campus
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