“What could be part of a secularized Tisha B’Av?” Gordon Tucker explores the history of secular rituals responding to tragedy throughout Israeli history and until today. Read more, along with an accompanying source sheet, in Notes for the Field: ow.ly/Fjkb50SSjAu

In this episode of For Heaven's Sake, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi examine the impact of the killings of Hezbollah and Hamas commanders on the progress towards a hostage deal and how Israelis understand the purpose of retaliation. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/ZTKY50SU9NB

In “Confronting the Ninth of Av after the Seventh of October,” Sara Labaton examines the possibilities and limitations of commemorating Jewish tragedies collectively on Tisha B'Av. Read in Notes for the Field: ow.ly/pgBx50SUS7s

As Tisha B’av approaches, Elana Stein Hain & Leora Batnitzky study a text from Jeremiah about how we process cataclysmic events and imagine a future beyond them. 🎧Listen here: hartman.org.il/a-foundation-f…

Hartman fellows Sarah Wolf & Benjamin Sommer explore the rabbis’ response to the destruction of the Second Temple as a way for us to understand the tension between modern-day commitments and religious tradition. Watch the full session here: ow.ly/O1XE50SWfLL

"In this summer of dread, Israelis worry that their own schisms have made the nation less able to deter its enemies," writes Yossi Klein Halevi in the Wall Street Journal. Read the full article: ow.ly/169N50SWkOW

"What will determine these days is not what our enemies plan, but our response to it," writes Tal Becker in Times of Israel. Read “The Day After Tisha B’Av” here: ow.ly/sCGN50SX4UI

Amidst a war with Hamas, hostages in Gaza, and internal unrest, Donniel Hartman spoke with יאיר לפיד - Yair Lapid on July 3 in Jerusalem. Listen to their discussion about leadership and the threats facing Israeli society in this special episode of For Heaven's Sake: ow.ly/YkxG50SXQLL

We're thrilled to share the four winning essays from our first student writing challenge! These thought-provoking pieces delve into pressing questions about being Jewish on college campuses at this crucial moment. Read Sources: Jewish on Campus here: sourcesjournal.org

With the school year just around the corner, on this episode of Identity/Crisis, guest host Claire Sufrin, Editor of Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas, shares two winning essays from the student writing contest in the summer issue, Jewish on Campus. 🎧: ow.ly/jyKm50T2ngM

In this special episode of For Heaven's Sake, recorded in Jerusalem on July 11, Yossi Klein Halevi outlines the connections and distinctions between anti-Zionism and classical antisemitism, and how this war is testing the morality of modern Jewish power. 🎧: ow.ly/tRZR50T3scc

Seth Goren, CEO of Hillel Ontario, outlines the best ways for off-campus stakeholders to be strong partners in fighting against campus antisemitism. Dive into our award-winning journal today: ow.ly/ocS450T44sH

In this episode of TEXTing, Elana Stein Hain and Christine Hayes explore cycles of life, destruction, and redemption and ask whether we could — or should — break out of them. Listen here: hartman.org.il/spiraling-upwa…

Our most impactful #HartmanSummer ever - more than 500 Jewish leaders and learners gathered in Jerusalem to meet this moment of crisis as a community, learn together & imagine the Israel of Tomorrow. Be the first to know when registration opens for 2025 ➡️ hartman.tfaforms.net/4719580

May their memories be a blessing.

In a special episode of FHS, Donniel & Yossi Klein Halevi express their grief & rage over the murder of 6 hostages whose bodies were found in Rafah on Saturday & assess Israel's tough choice between disabling its enemies & bringing the remaining hostages home.🎧ow.ly/GEKZ50TcBPS

“The public is galvanized in a way that it hasn’t been before.” Listen to the full conversation between Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi on the latest episode of For Heaven’s Sake: ow.ly/n9b650TePJ9

In this week’s Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer explores the personal, political, & ethical questions of this painful & uncertain moment, following the recovery of the bodies of 6 Israeli hostages, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin z”l, over the weekend. 🎧: ow.ly/Zrxn50Tgrsw

Listen to the full episode of Identity/Crisis: Hersh Goldberg-Polin z"l hartman.org.il/hersh-goldberg…

"If the hostages are abandoned, too many Israelis will believe they died for political reasons – with dire consequences for the country," writes Yossi Klein Halevi. Read his full piece in the Times of Israel: ow.ly/Bs0750ThEbk