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Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought

Generating ideas and research on contemporary issues of central importance to Jewish life around the world.

About Us

The bicontinental Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought is our think tank, home to internationally renowned scholars who are committed to applying their scholarship to contemporary issues of central importance to Jewish life in Israel and around the world.

The ideas developed in the Kogod Center reach hundreds of thousands of people in Israel and North America through educators, rabbis, lay leaders, professionals, the Israeli educational system, Israeli leaders, academic-intellectual discourse, and the public sphere.

Our Research Seminars involve collaborative study with the purpose of developing deep thought on issues of import to Jewish life today. Each seminar is organized around a central question and is led by member(s) of the Research Center. Explore our Kogod Center Research Seminars in Israel and North America below. 

We are grateful to the following for their partnership and support of the Kogod Research Center.

Aug 1, 2023

Creating robust curricula that empower Jewish leaders to change the North American discourse around Israel.

Aug 1, 2023

Exploring how Jewish thought be in dialogue with contemporary societal questions related to sex and gender.

Aug 1, 2023

Exploring the relationship between liberalism and pluralism.

Aug 1, 2023

Considering how Judaism should respond to a world that is becoming increasingly inhospitable to human and animal life.

Aug 1, 2023

Creating renewed Jewish-Israeli ceremonies and rituals

Aug 1, 2023

Exploring the opportunities, challenges, and dangers inherent in the field of Kabbalah and Chasidut.

Aug 1, 2023

Interpretive Shortcomings in Halakhic Culture and their Ethical Prices

Aug 1, 2023

Exploring gender in Jewish works produced in the Islamic world.

Who We Are

President, Shalom Hartman Institute

Vice President and Director of the Kogod Research Center and the David Hartman Center for Intellectual Excellence

President, Shalom Hartman Institute

Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Research Fellow

Senior Vice President, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

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Questions? Contact Sarina Shohet, Program Associate
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