THE SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE OF 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.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE CONTINUATION.1) CONTINUED: THE IENGAGE TEAM (SCHOLARS IN THE FIELDS OF JEWISH STUDIES, MIDDLE EAST POLITICS, AND HISTORY), DEVELOPS ROBUST IDEAS AND RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE FRAMEWORKS 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. 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. 2) 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.3) 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 SEMINAR (RTS) 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.- WELLSPRING, A NEW CENTER TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF JEWISH LIFE, HAS A SUITE OF PROGRAMS AND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES FOR YOUNG JEWS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15-25 AS WELL AS FOR THE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, AND INSTITUTIONS THAT SERVE THIS POPULATION. THE HARTMAN FELLOWSHIP FOR CAMPUS PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENT LEADERS BRINGS TOGETHER COHORTS OF THE MOST TALENTED AND BEST-POSITIONED CAMPUS PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENT LEADERS FROM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF JEWISH IDEAS AND PEOPLEHOOD. - HARTMAN DIGITAL BRINGS JEWISH IDEAS TO DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND PRINT MEDIA: PODCASTS, VIDEOS, AND ONLINE LECTURES, AND LONG-FORM ESSAYS THROUGH OUR JOURNAL "SOURCES." THROUGH OUR WORLD-CLASS CONTENT, WE ARE NURTURING A RICH DISCOURSE ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST.