The Shalom Hartman Institute Of North America

A PLURALISTIC CENTER OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION DEEPENING AND ELEVATING THE QUALITY OF JEWISH LIFE IN ISRAEL AND NORTH AMERICA.

1) THE KOGOD RESEARCH CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY JEWISH THOUGHT IS SHI NA'S THINK TANK, HOME TO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCHOLARS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO APPLYING THEIR SCHOLARSHIP TO ISSUES OF CENTRAL IMPORTANCE TO JEWISH LIFE IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE RESEARCH SEMINARS INVOLVE COLLABORATIVE STUDY WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING DEEP THOUGHT ON ISSUES OF IMPORT TO JEWISH LIFE TODAY. EACH SEMINAR IS ORGANIZED AROUND A CENTRAL QUESTION AND IS LED BY A MEMBER OF THE RESEARCH CENTER. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O).THE IENGAGE TEAM (SCHOLARS IN THE FIELDS OF JEWISH STUDIES, MIDDLE EAST POLITICS, AND HISTORY) DEVELOPS ROBUST AND EASY-TO-USE CURRICULA THAT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR ONGOING STUDY, ENRICHMENT, AND INTELLECTUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO EMPOWER EDUCATORS AND RABBIS TO LEAD VALUES - BASED DISCUSSIONS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS AND QUESTIONS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.2) THE DAVID HARTMAN CENTER FOR INTELLECTUAL EXCELLENCE IS AN INCUBATOR FOR EMERGING INTELLECTUAL TALENT, SUPPORTING YOUNG RESEARCHERS AS THEY BECOME APPLIED THINKERS WHO WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS FACING THE JEWISH PEOPLE TODAY. FELLOWS ARE EMERGING THOUGHT LEADERS AND PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS, EITHER ACADEMICS IN THE ADVANCED DOCTORAL/IMMEDIATE POST-DOCTORAL STAGES OR RABBIS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF CUTTING-EDGE RABBINATES. 3) REGIONAL WORK: ENGAGES PROFESSIONAL AND LAY LEADERS AT MAJOR COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, PROVIDING CURRICULA, FACULTY, AND ONGOING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. THEY AIM TO BRING JEWISH VALUES-BASED DISCUSSIONS TO THE FOREFRONT THROUGH SEMINARS AND TEXT-BASED STUDY PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY, PROGRAMMING EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED IN BOSTON, CHICAGO, NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA/PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, DC, DETROIT, MONTREAL, AND TORONTO.4) NATIONAL PROGRAMS - TARGET SPECIFIC GROUPS OF JEWISH LEADERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA:- RABBINIC PROGRAMS: THROUGH HARTMAN RABBINIC PROGRAMS, RABBIS ENRICH THEIR TEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE, BROADEN THE RANGE OF IDEAS THEY ENCOUNTER, AND DEEPEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL. THE RABBINIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (RLI) IS A THREE-YEAR INTENSIVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT IMMERSES RABBIS IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF JEWISH LEARNING, EQUIPPING THEM TO MEET CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES WITH EVER-INCREASING INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL SOPHISTICATION. THE RABBINIC TORAH STUDY (RTS) SEMINAR IS AN ANNUAL TEN-DAY STUDY SEMINAR THAT BRINGS TOGETHER RABBIS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS TO STUDY AT THE HARTMAN INSTITUTE IN JERUSALEM TO ENGAGE IN THOUGHT-PROVOKING, PLURALISTIC STUDY THAT HELPS THEM TO ENHANCE THEIR SPIRITUALITY, GAIN NEW INSIGHTS, AND ENRICH THEIR CAPACITY TO INSPIRE AND MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.- CAMPUS: THE HARTMAN FELLOWSHIP FOR CAMPUS PROFESSIONALS BRINGS TOGETHER COHORTS OF THE MOST TALENTED AND BEST-POSITIONED CAMPUS PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF ISRAEL'S CENTRAL CHALLENGES. THE YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP TRAINS THIS SELECT GROUP OF LEADERS TO THINK IN VALUES-BASED TERMS ABOUT ISRAEL AS A CORE ELEMENT OF JEWISH LIFE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A SET OF TOOLS TO HELP CULTIVATE SUBSTANTIVE, COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, AND EQUALLY SUBSTANTIVE AND COMPELLING RELATIONSHIPS WITH, ISRAEL.- THE MUSLIM LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (MLI) INVITES EMERGING RELIGIOUS AND INTELLECTUAL MUSLIM LEADERS IN THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING CLERGY, CHAPLAINS, JOURNALISTS, ACADEMICS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND CULTURAL FIGURES TO EXPLORE HOW JEWS UNDERSTAND JUDAISM, ISRAEL, AND JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD.- THE HARTMAN DAY SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP (DSF) BRINGS TOGETHER A SELECT GROUP OF DAY SCHOOLS FROM THE NEW YORK AREA WHO ARE INTERESTED IN STRENGTHENING JEWISH IDENTITY IN THE CONTEXT OF ISRAEL EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL'S ECOSYSTEM - FROM COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP, TO THE DAILY CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENTS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH A SET OF TOOLS TO FOSTER SUBSTANTIVE AND COMPELLING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT ISRAEL.- THE NATIONAL IENGAGE FELLOWSHIP FOR CAMP LEADERS INVESTIGATES SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT JEWISH CAMPING LEADERS AND EDUCATORS HOLD AROUND JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD TO SEE WHETHER AND WHICH NEW PARADIGMS OF JEWISH COLLECTIVITY ARE NEEDED FOR THIS MOMENT. THE FELLOWSHIP EXPLORES WAYS ISRAEL MIGHT PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CONNECTIVITY AND CHALLENGE TO COMMUNITY, AND HOW WE THINK ABOUT THAT AS A FEATURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.- FOUNDATIONS FOR A THOUGHTFUL JUDAISM IS A CURRICULAR PROJECT WHICH OFFERS A SOPHISTICATED YET ACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS IN JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD, PRACTICE, FAITH, AND ETHICS. ITS CONTENT IS BASED ON HARTMAN IDEAS AND TEACHING FROM THE LAST FOUR DECADES.