Hartman Leadership Seminar Update: 4/5/06

To Participants in the Hartman Long Distance Seminar on Religion, Ethics, and Violence

From Rabbi Dov Gartenberg
4/5/06

Re: Upcoming Beit Midrash Session and other announcements

1. Upcoming Beit Midrash Session:
4/8/06 at 3:30-5:00pm on Shabbat afternoon at the Beit Midrash of Rabbi Dov Gartenberg, 3827 NE 90th St. Seattle, WA 98115

All participants are invited for a supplemental learning session with Rabbi Gartenberg to discuss issues raised in the Hartman series and to prepare the texts for the upcoming session. At this Rabbi Dov will recapitulate the essential points of Moshe Halbertal's last presentation and will lead a discussion on the far reaching implications of it. We will then look at the texts for David Hartman's first session (see below). Enoy a relaxing and learning oriented conversation with some pre Pesah refreshment. Please bring your studybooks. Please rsvp if you are coming to rabbidov@panimhadashot.com.

2. Next session: 9:00am on Sunday, April 23rd at the Federation Board Room. Rabbi David Hartman, founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute, will teach on "The Limits of Religious Authority".

3. Save the Date: Donniel Hartman will be in town on Friday morning, 8-9am on May 12th at the Federation Board room to speak to Hartman participants and prospective students on 'Standing Before God', the theme of next year's seminar. This will be an opportunity to give Rabbi Hartman feedback on this year's seminar. Please rsvp with rabbidov@panimhadashot if you plan to come. More information will be forthcoming.

4. Registration to the Israel seminar is still open. Please contact Rabbi Gartenberg if you are interested. Please do not delay your registration.

Hag Sameah,
Rabbi Dov Gartenberg