Hartman Learning Initiative
In Newton and In Israel
Judaism, Citizenship & Democracy
October 18-30
Hartman@Home fall learning begins with a two-week symposium focusing on the key civic issues facing the Jewish community today, bringing a Jewish lens to the civic obligations, issues, and leadership needed in this moment of global pandemic and unprecedented polarization.
Scholars from the Shalom Hartman Institute at Temple Emanuel
Save the Dates
Sundays at 10 am
December 6 – Micah Goodman
January 10 – TBA, pending confirmation of scholar availability
January 17 – Micah Goodman
February 7 – Elana Stein Hain
March 14 – Dani Segal
April 11 – TBA, pending confirmation of scholar availability
Writing Our Own Story: A Hidden Narrative of the Book of Genesis
Sunday, October 25
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Sunday mornings
November 15 and December 6 at 10 am
Listen to or view the November 15 recording
January 17: The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity
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Deuteronomy: The Last Speech of Moses
June 9: God’s House and the Limits of Ritual
June 16: Hubris and Humility
June 23: Politics and Power
August 11: The Failure of Deuteronomy’s Revolution
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August 18: Renewal and Destruction
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August 25: Conclusion: Moses’s Final Word
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Yom Ha’Shoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut in the Age of Covid-19
May 3, 2020
If you were not able to attend the webinar, listen to or view the recording.
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Reflections on Dystopia
April 5, 2020
If you were not able to attend the webinar, listen to or view the recording.
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November 2019
Visiting Scholar
Nov 21
Building a Religiously and Politically Passionate Center in Israel
Nov 23
The Challenge of Death and the Meaning of Life: New Reflections on the Book of Jonah
The Enigma of Abraham
The Three Challenges Israel Faces Today
If you were not able to attend the Thursday evening lecture, listen to or view the recording.
Rachel Korazim
March 2020 – May 2021
Israeli Poetry with Rachel Korazim and
the Global Jewish Community
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Sessions sponsored by Temple Emanuel:
June 24 – Languages
Sponsored by friends at Temple Emanuel and our Hartman Learning Initiative.
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May 14 – Forbidden Games
Sponsored by friends at Temple Emanuel, Connie Giesser and Andrea & Arthur Waldstein, and our Hartman Learning Initiative.
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March 29 – Poems Around the Seder Table II
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November 2019
Loyalty and Critique in Modern Israeli Literature
Shabbat, Nov 2 | 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
A Day of Tidings – An Old Story that Refuses to Die
From the Summit of Mt. Scopus
Is it Okay to Say the Word Nakba?
Nov 4 | 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Contemporary Israeli Poets in the Footsteps of the Prophets
If you were not able to hear the sermon, listen to or view the recording.
Donniel Hartman
Visiting Scholar
Monday, February 24, 2020 | 8:00 pm
Talking about Israel: Missteps and Opportunities
If you were not able to attend the lecture, listen to or view the recording.
Selected Lectures of Hartman Scholars at Temple Emanuel – Listen Now!
Hartman Video Lecture Series (VLS)
Together and Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Study with Hartman Institute Scholars in a Video Lecture Series
Hartman Institute Summer Retreat
2020 Hartman Institute Summer Study
All Together Now: Jewish Ideas for this Moment
Monday June 29 – Thursday, July 23
Recordings from Hartman’s month-long festival of ideas and learning
are available here through the High Holidays.
Four special sessions were held for Temple Emanuel participants.
You can view the recordings here.
The Hartman Institute describes its Community Leadership Summer Retreat as “an annual weeklong seminar dealing with major questions facing Judaism in the modern age. The program, in operation for more than 20 years, takes place at the Institute’s beautiful campus in the heart of Jerusalem and draws scores of North American lay leaders from across the continent and denominational spectrum.”
Learn more about the Hartman Institute’s Community Leadership Summer Retreat in Israel (CLP).
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Community Leadership Program (CLP) Summer Program at the Shalom Hartman Institute, including who attends, free time, a typical program day and more, are available on the Hartman website.
Questions? Please contact Trip Chairs Amy Klein and Brian Lefsky with any questions, and to let us know if you’re planning to come with us to Israel this summer!