Voices from Israel

How are Israelis grappling with the horrors of October 7 and its aftermath?  What sources are they turning to for perspective, solace, and inspiration? Over ten days, a minyan of Hartman faculty will teach Jewish sources about loss, resilience, hope, and grief that illuminate their personal experiences during this unprecedented moment in Jewish history. 

From Monday, November 6 to Tuesday, November 21, join us for Voices from Israel, a lunchtime series, as we learn daily with a teacher from Israel and hear the Torah anchoring them now. All classes will be held from 12:00-12:45 pm ET.

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Schedule of Classes:

• Monday, November 6 | CHANNA PINCHASI Israel at War: Reflections and Texts about Crisis and Resilience
• Tuesday, November 7 | DANI SEGAL “Those Who Trust in God Shall Renew Their Strength”: Brit Bein Habetarim as a Model of Rebuilding
• Wednesday, November 8 | RENANA RAVITSKY PILZER “When the Second House (Temple) was Destroyed”: Dealing with Crisis
• Thursday, November 9 | AVI DABUSH Caught Between the Heart of Howl and the Heart of Comfort 
• Monday, November 13 | ABI DAUBER STERNE Our Changing Beliefs: Personal Wartime Reflections Meet Traditional and Contemporary Texts and Songs
• Tuesday, November 14 | TOMER PERSICO Moral Luck and the Meaning of Tragedy 
• Wednesday, November 15 | SHOSHANA COHEN Silence, Lament and Comfort – Three Theological Responses to Destruction
• Thursday, November 16 | SIGALIT UR Redeeming the Captives: Head and Heart; Nomos and Narrative
• Monday, November 20 | ELHANAN MILLER “And the Ark was Captured”: The Book of Samuel and This Moment
• Tuesday, November 21 | ARIEL PICARD Covenant of Fate and Covenant of Destiny: Rethinking the Categories