2014-2015 Westside Synagogue Lecture Series

Inside, Outside, In Between: Jewish Peoplehood Today. The six-part series occurred monthly from November 2014 to April 2015 at various synagogues in Los Angeles

Shalom Hartman Institute

March 9, 2016

March 9, 2016

Shalom Hartman Institute

2014-2015 Westside Synagogue Lecture Series

Inside, Outside, In Between:

Jewish Peoplehood Today

What does it really mean to be a member of the Jewish community today? What are the core principles and commitments that come with being a member of the Jewish people? How significant are the ties that bind us together, and how does peoplehood rank in the hierarchy of Jewish values?

These questions, and others, are topics the Jewish community of the Los Angeles explored when the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America partnered with synagogues across the Westside for a cross-denominational lecture series in 2014-2015.

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The Hartman Westside Synagogue Collaborative Lecture Series featured senior scholars of the Hartman Institute addressing core ideas of contemporary Jewish life such as:

Loyalty: How do we balance between loyalty to ourselves and our communities, and obligations to others?
Boundaries: Who are the people in the "peoplehood?" How should we be thinking about inclusion, boundary-crossing, and belonging?
Nation: What is the relationship between people and land?
Family: How significant are the ties that bind us together, and how does peoplehood rank in the hierarchy of Jewish values?
Presence: What does peoplehood look like in the public sphere?
Values: What are the core principles and commitments that come with being a member of the Jewish people?