Acknowledging that Israel has become a fraught subject for American Jews – with the long-standing intensity of Israel political debate having made its way to our shores – the Jerusalem-based Shalom Hartman Institute has created a program to “elevate” the ongoing dialogue.
“We’re trying to introduce a new way of approaching and talking about Israel,” says Rabbi
Julia Andelman , director of the Engaging Israel project of the Hartman Institute. “It’s based on Jewish values, as discerned through Jewish texts, to bring people together across political lines into a substantive and meaningful conversation about Israel.
