Loyalty, Moral Clarity, and the Making of Community

Addressing some of the communal challenges presented by this summer`s war in Gaza and the recent rise of tensions in Jerusalem

Yehuda Kurtzer

January 21, 2015

January 21, 2015

Yehuda Kurtzer

Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and a leading thinker and author on the major challenges facing the Jewish people. He is the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, the co-editor of The New Jewish Canon, and the host of the Identity/Crisis podcast. Under his leadership, the Shalom Hartman Institute has grown significantly as a leading think tank and educational center for the North American Jewish community,

Yehuda Kurtzer

Loyalty, Empathy, and the Making of Community

December 15, 2014

UCLA Hillel, Los Angeles

Loyalty, Empathy, and Moral Clarity: an iEngage Conference

This summer’s war in Gaza and the recent rise of tensions in Jerusalem have presented a challenge for our already politically polarized community. Questions are bubbling up. Our communities are asking: what does it mean to be loyal to Israel? To the Jewish people? How do we balance a desire for complexity and nuance with a desire for clear delineations between right and wrong?

Loyalty, Moral Clarity, and the Making of Community

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