In Conversation: Donniel Hartman and Yehuda Kurtzer
How do Jewish leaders stay "functional" when the world feels broken? Shalom Hartman Institute presidents Donniel Hartman and Yehuda Kurtzer debate “warrior vs. worrier nation,” liberal-Zionist shame, and the slow work of education after Oct 7. Full live talk from HSS 2025 at the Shalom Hartman Institute's Jerusalem campus.
00:00 Opening & why this summer almost didn’t happen
10:20 “I choose to be OK”—the educator’s mindset
28:45 Israeli trauma vs. Diaspora “worry nation”
45:00 Liberal Zionism: stay or walk away?
1:05:30 Practical tips for rabbis facing polarized pews
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