Donniel Hartman is an Israeli

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and

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. He is President of the

Shalom Hartman Institute 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' ...

Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He has written books and essays on

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and modernity and is a frequent speaker at academic conferences and synagogues in the United States and Canada. In 2009, he spoke at the

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Conference, "Religion and the Challenges of Modernity." In the 1990s, he was scholar in residence at the Jewish Community Center of the Palisades in New Jersey. He was described by a

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organization as a thinker "whose thoughts, observations, and analysis of Israeli society are radical and refreshing."

Education

Hartman has a doctorate in Jewish philosophy from

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, a Master of Arts in political philosophy from

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, and a Master of Arts in religion from

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. He has rabbinic ordination from the

Philosophy

Hartman has established a program at the Shalom Hartman Institute that will lead to the ordination of rabbis - men and women - outside of existing Orthodox rabbinical seminaries in Israel. He has argued for the need for Israelis to accept a

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that recognizes Palestinian interests and to provide a " multiple narrative" for Israel that accepts non-Jewish Israelis. He has said that Israel and Diaspora Jewry must "rethink" their relationship. In 2007, the Hartman Institute, under Donniel Hartman's direction, set up a religious high school for girls, Midrashiya, whose curriculum includes "a critical approach to the study of Jewish texts," volunteer work, and a sex-education curriculum, "one of the first ever among religious schools in Israel."

Published works

Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself, 2016The Boundaries of Judaism
(Continuum Books, 2007) *Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life, Co-Editor with Moshe Halbertal (Continuum Books, 2007) *"Mishpatim: A Man in Public," in The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Jewish Men on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions, Jeffrey K. Salkin, Ed. (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2009)
Speaking iEngage: Creating a New Narrative Regarding the Significance of Israel for Jewish Life
(Shalom Hartman Institute, 2013) ASIN: B00HBAYLSY
Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself
(Beacon, 2016)

Sources and external links

Shalom Hartman Institute websiteHartman's official blog Hartman's official Facebook page

References

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Education

Philosophy

Published works

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