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Join us at the Levin JCC on May 19th, 2025 for a presentation by Donniel Hartman, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute titled:

"Understanding Israel Today and Imagining the Israel of Tomorrow"
A year and a half later, Israel is still engulfed in the tragedy and trauma of October 7th, and the instability that it generated.

The "day after" is not merely going to come to Gaza – we have to begin to think about the day after in Israeli society as well. How has the war shaped Israeli society, and redefined our moral and political priorities, and how do we reclaim a new vision and a new future for Israeli society?

About the speaker:

Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman is president of the Shalom Hartman Institute and holds the Kaufman Family Chair in Jewish Philosophy. He is author of the Boundaries of Judaism, and Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself. His latest book, Who are the Jews and Who Can We Become, was a 2023 Jewish Book Council Award Finalist. Donniel is also the host of the award-winning podcast For Heaven’s Sake, together with his colleague Yossi Klein Halevi, which ranks consistently as the most popular Judaism podcast in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa.

Donniel is the founder of some of the most extensive education, training and enrichment programs for scholars, educators, rabbis, and religious and lay leaders in Israel and North America. He is a prominent essayist, blogger and lecturer on issues of Israeli politics, policy, Judaism, and the Jewish community.

He has a Ph.D. in Jewish philosophy from Hebrew University, an M.A in political philosophy from New York University, an M.A. in religion from Temple University, and Rabbinic ordination from the Shalom Hartman Institute.

He is married to Adina and is the father of three children and five grandchildren.