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The Herzl Institute and the Institute on Religion and Democracy are pleased to announce a weeklong conference on the topic: “Jewish-Christian Alliance: Reclaiming and Rebuilding Conservatism” which will take place on December 18 – 22, 2016 in Glen Cove, New York.
This conference aims to lay the groundwork for an alliance of Christians and Jews working together to restore the conservative movement and through it the civilization of the West by means of a revitalized encounter with our founding traditions, texts and ideas.
Jeff Ballabon, Iron Dome Alliance
Fr. Barry Bercier, Assumption College
David Brog, Maccabee Task Force
Patrick Deneen, University of Notre Dame
Michael Doran, The Hudson Institute
David Goldman, Asia Times
Yoram Hazony, The Herzl Institute
Alyza Lewin, Lewin and Lewin, LLP
Gerald McDermott, Beeson Divinity School
Tricia Miller, Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting
Joshua Mitchell, Georgetown University
Robert Nicholson, Philos Project
Russell Reno, First Things
R. Mitchell Rocklin, Tikvah Fund
R. Gil Student, Torah Musings
Greg Thornbury, The King’s College
Mark Tooley, Institute on Religion and Democracy
Kenneth Weinstein, Hudson Institute
The Israel Council for Higher Education (CHE) has announced new guidelines permitting Israeli universities and colleges to grant Liberal Arts degrees for the first time. Among other innovations, the decision will allow institutions of higher learning in Israel to offer B.A. programs based on the “Great Books” as in colleges abroad. The decision follows recommendations submitted by a committee of experts including Herzl Institute President Yoram Hazony.
Thirty-six American and Israeli rabbis and Jewish educators gathered at the Herzl Institute this summer for two intensive summer institutes on the subject “Teaching the Bible as Philosophy and Theology,” one in English and one in Hebrew. The English-language program was directed by Rabbi Rafi Eis; the Israeli program was directed by Avital Hazony and Shira Kahn. According to Institute participant Rabbi Joseph Beyda, Principal of the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School, “It provided insight and perspective in the major changes my school will make in the way we teach Tanakh.” Raizi Chechik, Principal at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls in Hewlett, NY says, “this Institute pushed us to think deeply, to learn deeply, and to engage with Torah in a transformative way. I am awed by the intellectual rigor and spiritual dynamic that characterized our discussions.”
In June, Herzl Institute Vice President Ofir Haivry published a comprehensive survey and analysis of the Middle East called “The Great Arab Implosion and Its Consequences” in the online magazine Mosaic. The landmark essay emphasizes that a century of post-Ottoman dominance of the region by Arab powers has effectively come to an end, and looks at options for what could come next. Response essays by David Pryce-Jones, Martin Kramer and Maj.-Gen. (res) Amos Yadlin.
Herzl Institute President Yoram Hazony appeared together with Morgan Freeman in two episodes of his new miniseries The Story of God, which aired in six parts on National Geographic this Spring. Freeman and Hazony discussed the nature of the Jewish God, the Jewish messiah, and more. See a clip from their conversation here.
Buy episodes from the series here.
The Jewish Publication Society will publish Herzl Institute Senior Fellow Jeremiah Unterman’s book Justice for All: How the Bible Revolutionized Ethics. The book documents moral advances of biblical law and teaching with respect to the ancient Near East. Dennis Prager writes: “Take notice. Jeremiah Unterman has written a major book that expertly documents the supremacy of the ethical in the Hebrew Bible. It will affect not only how you understand the Bible, but how you live your life.” The book will be published March 2017. Pre-order the book here.
Yoram Hazony will lead the Tikvah Advanced Institute on “Judaism and Freedom,” which will take place in New York City, September 12-16, 2016. See program details here.
Conference on “A Jewish-Christian Alliance to Rebuild the West,” Glen Cove, New York, December 18-22, 2016.
Conference announcement.
Colloquium in “Jewish Philosophical Theology,” of the Herzl Institute Templeton Fellows will be held in Jerusalem, December 27-29, 2016. More information to follow soon.
In the July/Aug issue of Standpoint, Ofir Haivry explains why out of all of Britain’s intellectuals, it was the legal establishment that supported Brexit.
This conference aims to lay the groundwork for an alliance of Christians and Jews working together to restore the civilization of the West through a revitalized encounter with our founding traditions, texts and ideas.
The conference will focus on issues such as:
Speakers will include:
Jeff Ballabon, Iron Dome Alliance
Fr. Barry Bercier, Assumption College
David Brog, Maccabee Task Force
Patrick Deneen, University of Notre Dame
David Goldman, Asia Times
Yoram Hazony, The Herzl Institute
Yechiel Leiter, 3H Global
Gerald McDermott, Beeson Divinity School
Tricia Miller, Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting
Robert Nicholson, Philos Project
Russell Reno, First Things
R. Mitchell Rocklin, Tikvah Fund
Greg Thornbury, The King’s College
Kenneth Weinstein, Hudson Institute
The conference invites applications from early-career Christian and Jewish academics, clergy, activists and journalists who are serious about their own faith traditions, love their country, and are willing to work together to build an alternative trajectory for our world.
The conference will take place December 18-22 in the New York City area.
A limited budget is available to assist with flights and other reasonable transportation costs to the conference location.
Additionally, accommodations and meals will be complimentary to accepted participants.
For more information, please write to Gavriel Lakser: gavriell@herzlinstitute.org.
The Herzl Institute in Jerusalem is pleased to announce an intensive summer Workshop in Theology and Philosophy of the Tanach for rabbis and Jewish educators to be held in Jerusalem, August 1-4, 2016.
Instructors: Dr. Yoram Hazony, Dr. Joshua Weinstein
Convener: Rabbi Rafi Eis
The Herzl Institute Tanach Education Workshop is for rabbis and educators teaching Tanach in adult education, campus or high school settings. The workshop will be conducted in English. Hebrew proficiency is required.
Stipend: Accepted participants will receive a $1000 stipend, support for reasonable transportation costs to Jerusalem, and accommodations.
Application Deadline:
May 16, 2016
For more information, please write to Rabbi Rafi Eis: rafie@herzlinstitute.org
This workshop has been made possible by the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.
