In this opening session from the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Day of Learning “In the Face of Cruelty,” Elana Stein Hain, Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Research Fellow, addresses the profound moral urgency surrounding the treatment of immigrants and the erosion of ethical norms in the United States. Moving beyond simple platitudes, Elana utilizes three deep Jewish “anchoring perspectives” to challenge our moral complacency and explore why we often fail to act even when we recognize injustice.
From the writings of Rav Moshe Avigdor Amiel to the radical concepts of “Sha’at Ha-Shemad” (a time of systemic uprooting), this session provides a rigorous framework for maintaining Jewish moral integrity in a modern world.
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