David Hartman (1931–2013)
Author of A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism
About the Author
David Hartman is founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, the world-renown center for the study of classical Jewish sources and of contemporary Israeli and Jewish issues. He is the author of A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism and Israelis and the Jewish show more Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future. Dr. Hartman received his rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva University and his PhD in philosophy from McGill University. show less
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Works by David Hartman
Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future (The Terry Lectures Series) (2000) 42 copies
Love and Terror in the God Encounter: The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (2001) 38 copies
Mia's Stand 2 copies
A walk around Staten Island 1 copy
A walk through Queens 1 copy
Heart of many rooms 1 copy
The David Hartman Album. 1 copy
Associated Works
The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (2007) — Contributor — 125 copies
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- Legal name
- Hartman, David
- Birthdate
- 1931
- Date of death
- 2013-02-10
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Education
- Yeshiva University, Rabbi Issac Elchanan Theological Seminary
McGill University (PhD) - Occupations
- rabbi
- Relationships
- Krauthammer, Charles (student)
- Short biography
- David Hartman was born in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York and attended Yeshiva Chaim Berlin and the Lubavitcher Yeshiva. He studied with Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik at Yeshiva University`s Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary, where he received his rabbinic ordination. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from McGill University. Emigrating to Israel in 1971, Dr. Hartman was the founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute, and is a personal advisor to the director-general of the Ministry of Education. He is the co-author, along with Abraham S. Halkin, of Crisis and Leadership: Epistles of Maimonides.
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- Works
- 44
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 568
- Popularity
- #44,051
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 43
- Languages
- 1