About the Shalom Hartman Institute

The Shalom Hartman Institute is a leading research and educational center serving Israel and world Jewry. We work to enrich the moral and spiritual life of Israel and the Jewish people, deepen the commitment to pluralism and Israel’s Jewish and democratic character, and rebuild the covenant between Israel and the Jewish world.

Through our community of outstanding scholars and educators, the Institute develops innovative responses to the challenges of our time, cultivates a new generation of leaders and change agents, and builds transformational educational projects that help inspire a better Judaism and a better Israel for the 21st century.

The Institute is comprised of dynamic, interrelated centers:

• The Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought, our think tank, generates ideas and research on contemporary issues of central importance to Jewish life in Israel and around the world.
• The David Hartman Center for Intellectual Excellence cultivates the next generation of thought leaders for the Jewish community.
• The Center for Israeli and Jewish Identity houses an array of programs that bring about a transformation in the secular and religious Israeli educational system.
• The Center for Shared Society empowers Jewish and Palestinian Israelis to build a vibrant democracy together based on the values of equality, equity, and justice.
• The Center for Judaism and State Policy strengthens Jewish unity in Israel and the world by reshaping the policies of the State of Israel on issues of State and Judaism.
• Wellspring, our interconnected suite of programs for young adults and the professionals who work with them in schools, camps, and on college campuses.
• An array of Rabbinic Leadership Programs equipping rabbis to better communicate, educate, and lead courageously, and nurturing and inspiring them with a sense of renewed purpose and meaning.
• Two Hartman Institute model high schools in Jerusalem, the Midrashiya High School for Girls and the Charles E. Smith High School for Boys