The Hartman Beit Midrash Series is a partnership of The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and The Board of Rabbis of Southern California/The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

Rabbis from across the denominational spectrum join for a series of opportunities to study with visiting faculty from the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and North America. The following is a selection of recent beit midrash topics:

• Dr. Orit Avnery: Insiders and Outsiders: The Communal Implications of Megilat Ruth for 21st Century Jewry
• Dr. Micah Goodman: The Birth of Moshe – Reflections on a Biblical Hero
• Dr. Tal Becker: Re-Imagining the Moral Challenge of Ruptured Socities
• Rabbi Dr. Alex Kaye: Questioning Assumptions about Religion and State in Israel: Lessons from History for the Future
• Elana Stein Hain: The Defining of Jewish Identity in Rabbinic Literature

The Hartman Beit Midrash in Los Angeles is open to all rabbis.

Questions? Contact the Board of Rabbis or Michelle Stone, Los Angeles City Manager, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.