Donniel Hartman

Donniel Hartman is an Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbi and educator. He is President of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. He has written books and essays on Judaism and modernity and is a frequent speaker at academic conferences and synagogues[1] in the United States and Canada. In 2009, he spoke at the Grand Valley State University Conference, "Religion and the Challenges of Modernity."[2] In the 1990s, he was scholar in residence at the Jewish Community Center of the Palisades in New Jersey.[3] He was described by a Reform Judaism organization as a thinker "whose thoughts, observations, and analysis of Israeli society are radical and refreshing."[4]

Donniel Hartman
Main interests
Human Rights  • Pluralism • Israel  • Judaism

Education

Hartman has a doctorate in Jewish philosophy from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Master of Arts in political philosophy from New York University, and a Master of Arts in religion from Temple University. He has rabbinic ordination from the Shalom Hartman Institute.

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.[5]

He has argued for the need for Israelis to accept a two-state solution that recognizes Palestinian interests and to provide a "multiple narrative" for Israel that accepts non-Jewish Israelis.[6]

He has said that Israel and Diaspora Jewry must "rethink" their relationship.[7]

In 2007, the Hartman Institute, under Donniel Hartman's direction, set up a religious high school for girls, Midrashiya,[8] 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."[9]

Published works
  • Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself, 2016
  • The Boundaries of Judaism (Continuum Books, 2007) ISBN 978-0-8264-9663-8
  • Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life, Co-Editor with Moshe Halbertal (Continuum Books, 2007) ISBN 0-8264-9668-7
  • "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) ISBN 978-1-58023-395-8
  • 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) ISBN 978-0807053928

See also
  • Shalom Hartman Institute website
  • Donniel Hartman's official blog
  • Donniel Hartman's official Facebook page

References
  1. "Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, Avenutura, Florida" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  2. "Religion and the Challenges of Modernity" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  3. Goldman, Ari L. (1994-06-19). "A Rabbi's Complicated Relationship With Judaism". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  4. "The ARZA Rabbinic Council in Action". Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  5. "Beit Midrash for New Israeli Rabbis". Shalom Hartman Institute Website. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  6. "The impossible forfeit". Haaretz. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  7. "Israel at 60: Rethinking the Partnership between Israel and World Jewry". Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  8. "Midrashiya page on Hartman Institute website". Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  9. "New Orthodox girls schools push egalitarianism". Retrieved 2010-02-08.
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