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Shalom Hartman Institute announces the new Hartman Institute Lecture Series on DVD for congregations and organizations: "Leadership and Crisis: Jewish Resources and Responses," a study program for congregations and organizations comprising eight lectures on DVD, study materials, and interactive resources. See a sample of this exciting new series - which is already being used by congregations across North America - by clicking on the video above.
Bringing the Hartman Institute’s world-renowned faculty into your community, this program enhances the knowledge and engagement of lay leaders, expanding their ability to respond to key questions facing the Jewish people and contemporary society.
- Study with leading scholars from Jerusalem at your convenience
- Take your community’s agenda to a new level
- Learn what canonical Jewish texts teach about your challenges and opportunities
2009-2010 Study Theme and Scholars
- Donniel Hartman: Introduction to the Series: Jewish Responses to Crisis
- Micah Goodman: The Crisis of Destruction: The Biblical Prophet Jeremiah
- Micah Goodman: Personal Crisis and Theological Audacity: The Book of Job
- Micah Goodman: The Sages of the Talmud and the Crisis of Authority
- Melilah Hellner-Eshed: Individual and Collective Responses to Crisis: Zohar and Hasidut
- Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi: God After Auschwitz: Jewish Theological Responses
- Donniel Hartman: Response to Crisis: Reestablishing Moral Awareness
- Donniel Hartman: Moving Beyond Crisis: Reclaiming the Primacy of Ethics
The Program and the Role of the Rabbi/Educator
The Hartman Lecture Series on DVD and the accompanying curricular study materials are designed to be used by a rabbi or educator with a group of lay leaders in a weekly or monthly study program. The rabbi/educator serves as the lead teacher, utilizing the materials and lectures as best suited for his/her community, preparing the participants for the lecture by studying the texts and reading the supplementary materials in advance, either in a separate session, or in a shorter 45-minute preparatory session.
The program can be done as 8 sessions of 2.5 hours each, including preparation of texts and study, viewing the lecture, and discussion. Or alternatively, as 16 sessions of 2 hours each, with a session for the teaching and preparation of the material and each alternating session for viewing the lecture and discussion afterward.
Studying in advance, with the guidance of the Havruta Guides, whether in a separate session or not, and then viewing the lecture, followed by a discussion on the issues raised for the local context led by the local rabbi/educator have proved to be powerful tools for leadership development.
Your community study group will receive:
- 8 Lectures on DVD, studio quality, by top Hartman Institute Scholars (45 minutes each)
- 25 sets of study texts, supplementary readings and havruta study guides
- One-year Subscription to Shalom Hartman Institute’s Havruta journal for up to 25 participants (additional materials available for added fee)
- Access to additional web-based resources for lay leadership study, including private links to lectures on tailored website.
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