Join Hadar for their summer Yom Iyyun in New York City on July 17th. The topic for this Yom Iyyun will be Hiyyuv: Embracing Jewish Obligation.

Jews traditionally believe that we are born into a covenant and its attendant obligations. What does that mean and where do those obligations stem from? Why are we obligated to do what God asks? Together we will explore such questions as:

• Jewish tradition assumes that rabbis are invested with the authority to determine Jewish law—why should we follow their decisions and defer to their judgment?


• Can we be obligated to feel or believe?


• Judaism says that we have an extensive set of interpersonal obligations—what do we owe other people and why?


• Is religiously grounded morality different from secular morality?

Learning at Hadar is intellectually stimulating, religiously relevant, and spiritually alive. Join a community that asks honest, hard questions—and finds creative, unexpected wisdom in our sources and tradition—a community where we learn together not just to become smarter or wiser—but also better people.