17/07/2008 - Christian leadership program begins at Hartman Institute
Leading Christian academics, theologians and clergy are headed to the Shalom Hartman Institute beginning July 21 for an intensive 10-day seminar in Jewish texts and learning that is the first of its kind even at an Institute that has been deeply involved in interfaith activities for decades

15/07/2008 - ‘Gabriel’s Revelation’ tablet translation now available on Hartman website
Israel Knohl’s translation and interpretation are being discussed worldwide by Christians, Jews, archeologists, theologians, historians, and the media

13/07/2008 - Rabbinic leadership group to focus on messianism, images of God
A current RLI participant says the program has expanded her Hebrew vocabulary, fluency and exposure to Jewish texts in a Jewish world that asks its leaders to be comfortable in all settings

07/07/2008 - High school educators in Tichon program study ‘tikkun olam’
According to Tichon program director Noam Zion, tikkun olam is a primary definition of the human calling in the contemporary liberal Jewish world

06/07/2008 - NY Times article on biblical stone cites Knohl research
The Times article describes the stone tablet as ‘causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days..’

01/07/2008 - North American Jewish school leaders to explore ‘vision’
Vision Forum brings together Heads of School and key board members to address significant questions facing world Jewry in general and Jewish education in particular. Over an eight-day period, participants will contemplate the critical challenges facing Jews today

26/06/2008 - Rabbis heading to Hartman for summer sessions
Despite the weak dollar, and thus the increased expense of such a trip for participants, registration is high and this year`s group is large

25/06/2008 - Jewish community leaders gathering at Hartman Institute for summer program
More than 70 Jewish community leaders from North America are arriving this week at Shalom Hartman Institute for the Lay Leaders annual retreat - two weeks packed with learning, lectures, excursions and experiences

24/06/2008 - Questioning origin of Hasidism founder Baal Shem Tov
Rabbi Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer, often called Baal Shem Tov, considered to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism, was born in Bukovina, a region in the Carpathian Mountains now divided between Romania and Ukraine, and not in the Podolian village of Okopy

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