Shalom Hartman Institute: Moral Responsibilities in a Time of War
with Elana Stein Hain
Wednesday, January 17, 7:00 pm
Military conflict raises important moral questions about triage, security, and humanitarianism. Join Elana Stein Hain as she examines and discusses some of the big debates surrounding these issues as they relate to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
Shalom Hartman Canada, in partnership with Holy Blossom Temple and Beth Tzedec Congregation, is proud to bring Elana Stein Hain to Toronto.
Please register here: https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4719199
For those who wish to join us online, the event will also be livestreamed here: holyblossom.org/holy-blossom-temple-livestream/
This program is generously sponsored by Dr. Rhonda Wilansky and Israel Ben-Ishai
Dr. Elana Stein Hain is the Rosh Beit Midrash and a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she serves as lead faculty, engages in research and curriculum development and consults on the content of lay and professional leadership programs.
A widely well-regarded teacher and scholar, Elana is passionate about bringing rabbinic thought into conversation with contemporary life. To this end, she created Talmud from the Balcony, an occasional learning seminar exposing the big ideas, questions, and issues motivating rabbinic discussions. She is the author of Circumventing the Law: Rabbinic Perspectives on Legal Loopholes and Integrity (Penn Press, 2023-2024) which uses loopholes as a lens for understanding rabbinic views on law and ethics.
Elana also co-hosts For Heaven’s Sake, a bi-weekly podcast with Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi, exploring contemporary issues related to Israel and the Jewish world.
She earned her doctorate in Religion at Columbia University and is an alumna of the Yeshiva University Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) as well as the Consortium in Jewish Studies and Legal Theory Graduate Fellowship at Cardozo School of Law. She also served for eight years as a clergy member on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at both Lincoln Square Synagogue and the Jewish Center, has taught at the Wagner School at NYU, and sits on the board of Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts.
Elana lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her family.
