Donniel Hartman (; born October 13, 1958) is an Israeli

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and author. He is President of the

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Biography

Hartman was born in

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to Barbara and David Hartman. When he was 13 years old, his family immigrated to Israel. He Studied at Yeshivat Netiv Meir and

Yeshivat Har Etzion Yeshivat Har Etzion (YHE; ), commonly known in English as "Gush" and in Hebrew as "Yeshivat HaGush", is a Hesder yeshiva located in Alon Shvut, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. It is considered one of the leading institutions of advanced T ...

. Enlisted in the Armored Corps where he commanded a tank and fought in the

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. Following the war, Hartman returned to the United States where he studied for a master's degree and served as a rabbi at a community center in

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. He has a doctorate in Jewish philosophy from

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, a Master of Arts in political philosophy from

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, and a Master of Arts in religion from

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. He has rabbinic ordination from the

Rabbinic and academic career

He has written books and essays on

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and modernity and is a frequent speaker at academic conferences and synagogues in the United States and Canada. In 2009, he spoke at the

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Conference, "Religion and the Challenges of Modernity." In the 1990s, he was scholar in residence at the Jewish Community Center of the Palisades in New Jersey. He was described by a

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organization as a thinker "whose thoughts, observations, and analysis of Israeli society are radical and refreshing." Hartman has established a program at the Shalom Hartman Institute that will lead to the ordination of rabbis - men and women - outside of existing Orthodox rabbinical seminaries in Israel. He has argued for the need for Israelis to accept a

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that recognizes Palestinian interests and to provide a " multiple narrative" for Israel that accepts non-Jewish Israelis. He has said that Israel and Diaspora Jewry must "rethink" their relationship. In 2007, Donniel Hartman founded a religious high school for girls, the Midrashiya, whose curriculum includes "a critical approach to the study of Jewish texts," volunteer work, and a sex-education curriculum, "one of the first ever among religious schools in Israel."

Published works

Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself, 2016
ead linkbr>The Boundaries of Judaism
(Continuum Books, 2007) *Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life, Co-Editor with

Moshe Halbertal Moshe Halbertal (; born Montevideo, Uruguay, 1958) is an Israeli philosopher, professor, and writer, a noted expert on Maimonides, and co-author of the Israeli Army Code of Ethics. He currently holds positions as the John and Golda Cohen Professor ...

(Continuum Books, 2007) *"Mishpatim: A Man in Public," in The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Jewish Men on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions, Jeffrey K. Salkin, Ed. (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2009)
Speaking iEngage: Creating a New Narrative Regarding the Significance of Israel for Jewish Life
(Shalom Hartman Institute, 2013) ASIN: B00HBAYLSY ead linkbr>Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself
(Beacon, 2016) ead link

References

External links

Shalom Hartman Institute websiteHartman's official blog Hartman's official Facebook page
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Biography

Rabbinic and academic career

Published works

See also

References

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