
The next phase of growth for the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America has begun, with visionary lead support from the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Koret Foundation.
As we grow in both scope and impact, we remain committed to building a vibrant Jewish community. Together we will work to:
Throughout 2019 and beyond, Hartman in North America is expanding both our reach and our ability to effect change.
Learn more about our year in ideas! 2019 Annual Report
For the last 4 years, the San Francisco Bay Area has served as the test site for the expansion of our programming from our new headquarters in New York to more cities across the country, and we are now scaling up our work to include a series of new partners across North America. With new offices in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Detroit, we are about to have a permanent programmatic and scholarly presence that allows us to build our vision of a robust and pluralistic Jewish community on the East Coast, the West Coast, the Midwest and Canada.
Our theory of change, borne out by 10 years of success, builds from the premise that the Jewish people have been sustained for centuries by the quality of our ideas and the quality of our leadership. We are convinced that if you provide the right leaders with the right conceptual tools to address the right challenges, we can build a Judaism of meaning, vision and purpose.
Our own leadership is diverse and unified, influential and deeply informed. This year we made a number of new hires that will allow us to reach out more effectively and work with significantly more leaders, rabbis, educators, and leaders of other faiths.
To bring ever more academic research to bear on real communal challenges, we are expanding our Kogod Research Center for senior fellows and our David Hartman Center for future public intellectuals as well as establishing Scholar Circles in Chicago and San Francisco.
To emphasize our investment in thought leadership for the future of the American rabbinate, we are welcoming our first rabbinic cohort of David Hartman Center Fellows.
To add reach and impact, we are developing a new website alongside new channels and new vehicles for publishing and distributing the Institute’s cutting-edge scholarship.
Beyond our existing campus and regional community programs , SHI North America continues to pilot new program initiatives in response to pressing needs in Jewish communal life. These include:
It has been a breathtaking ten years to reach this point, and we could not be more excited for the next phase. Torah is a growth industry! Join us on this journey to deliver on our critical mission for the future of Jewish life.
Shalom Hartman Institute gifted $20 million by S.F. Foundations , J, The Jewish News of Northern California, August 21, 2019
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America receives record grants totaling $20 million , JTA, August 21, 2019
A Record Gift to Help Navigate an “Unprecedented Crossroads of Jewish History” Inside Philanthropy, August 12, 2019 (paywall)
Jim Joseph Foundation Featured Partner , June 26, 2019