As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the Hartman Beit Midrash for America at 250 creates a space for serious Jewish thinking about democracy, belonging, and responsibility in American life. Drawing on Jewish texts, ideas, and experience, the initiative explores how Jewish life in America can help us meet today’s civic challenges and imagine a shared future.
May 7, 2026
Join us in the Hartman Beit Midrash for America at 250 all year long to fortify the American Jewish project through the power of our ideas.
Nov 26, 2025
Nov 24, 2025
We can tell the Thanksgiving story in ways that reconcile its origins in generosity and racial violence, writes Barer.
Aug 26, 2025
This episode was originally released on April 1, 2025
Sep 19, 2021
Michael Holzman explores Jewish spirituality at the intersection of religion and politics.
Mar 12, 2026
A call to discussion from the heads of the Shalom Hartman Institute and A More Perfect Union.
Jul 11, 2025
How can we stay true to our Jewish commitments while remaining active in movements that don’t always want us there?
Dec 17, 2025
The shooting in Sydney highlights the deadly consequences of a world intolerant of visible religious difference.
Feb 13, 2023
Should religious commitments motivate political activism? How might we show up for abortion rights not only as Americans, but as Jews?
Jan 31, 2022
Despite the Jewish people’s belief that our problems are unique to us and meant for us to solve alone, almost none of the big challenges we face are the product of our own making.
Jul 1, 2025
An exploration of how Jews contribute to—and are shaped by—the American legal system
Dec 19, 2025
The Bondi Beach massacre raises an important question: Who can openly be themselves in our society?
Aug 7, 2023
What makes American Jewish life so complex isn't far off from Israel's own fraught existence.
