Follow Donniel Hartman Blog Posts on the Shalom Hartman Institute Website

Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, President of Shalom Hartman Institute, writes a biweekly blog that is published on the Institute’s website. Click here for a full and regularly updated queue of his blog posts.

Recent posts:

A Marathon Testing Strength, Wisdom
22.08.2011
Israel will prevail when government listens not merely in dangerous times

Israel’s New Normalcy
25.07.2011
Tomorrow has come, and the challenge and opportunity now is whether we will be an aspirational and values nation

Are We a Nation That Dwells Apart?
10.07.2011
When we lead with ideas and base our policies on values instead of self-righteousness, we are a country with which others are willing to align

Judaism is Not a Twitter-able Religion
26.06.2011
The journey of a meaningful Jewish life needs a wide bandwidth. It requires knowledge, time, and commitment

Jonathan Pollard: The Duties of Compassion
19.06.2011
A call for compassion in no way undermines the balance required by our dual loyalties, and that a sense of duty to that which is beyond the requirements of the law is not a sign of disrespect for the law itself

Reflections on the Evil at Our Doorstep
12.06.2011
In Syria today, we have moved far beyond the conflict between dictatorship and democracy and the rights of a country to conduct its own internal affairs

A Moment to Breathe – and Act
30.05.2011
Netanyahu created awareness of conflict’s complexities but Israel must use the time wisely

J Street and AIPAC: Unite
05.05.2011
We need tools of thought, innovation, compassion, and tolerance which inspire and enable ever greater numbers to move from the camp of indifference to the community of the committed. We cannot afford the casualty list which the self-righteous seek to inflict upon us