We are living through a moment of profound moral urgency in the United States — one in which the treatment of our neighbors signals the erosion of legal and ethical norms.
As American Jews, our history and values demand that we reflect and respond. Join us for a virtual day of learning with Hartman scholars to examine and respond to this crisis with the power of our ideas.
On March 12, 2026, the Shalom Hartman Institute convened Hartman scholars and guest speakers for public sessions examining the Jewish moral vocabulary of dignity, obligation, and responsibility.
With Elana Stein Hain, Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
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With Shalom Hartman Institute President Yehuda Kurtzer and Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy Emerita at Yale University
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With Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate
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With Aaron Dorfman, Founder and Executive Director of A More Perfect Union, and Claire Sufrin, Hartman Director of Research and Publication
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With James Loeffler, Senior Research Fellow of Hartman’s Kogod Research Center and Felix Posen Professor in Modern Jewish History and Director of the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University.
Mar 12, 2026
A call to discussion from the heads of the Shalom Hartman Institute and A More Perfect Union.
Oct 8, 2024
A session with James Loeffler from A Day of Learning For Our Hostages
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.
Nov 16, 2021
Jan 13, 2026
