In 1971, Rabbi Professor David Hartman bid farewell to his congregation in Montreal and, along with his wife Bobbi and their five children, made aliya to Israel. Congregants from Rabbi Hartman’s synagogue recall their young rabbi speaking of his vision to establish an institute in Israel, a place where Judaic studies scholars would address the critical contemporary challenges facing the Jewish people. More than three decades later, the Shalom Hartman Institute is an international force influencing global Jewry and broadening the horizons of Jewish thought and education.     Rabbi Hartman’s new home in Jerusalem quickly became a beit midrash for young scholars who were attracted to Rabbi Hartman’s unique philosophy. By 1976, the rapidly growing group moved to a local synagogue, and the Shalom Hartman Institute was born - named for the memory of Rabbi Hartman’s father.    Over the next two decades, Shalom Hartman Institute expanded with astonishing speed. Rabbi Hartman’s original students became distinguished scholars in leading universities, introducing the Institute’s approach into Israeli society and establishing strong ties between the Institute and prominent thinkers abroad. At the same time, the Institute established a variety of innovative programs for teachers, rabbis and lay leaders. Under the co-directorship of Rabbi Hartman and his son, Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, the Institute became a training and enrichment center serving thousands of Jews around the world, developing a new generation of educational and religious leadership.    Rabbi Professor David Hartman (L) and  former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek   After several changes of location to accommodate its ever-increasing range of activities, the Institute was in need of a permanent home. Teddy Kollek, former mayor of Jerusalem and a longstanding supporter of Rabbi Hartman, offered the Institute a large parcel of land within the city’s prestigious "Cultural Mile." Completed in 1996, the Institute’s campus is an architectural jewel in the heart of Jerusalem, a landmark of Jewish scholarship.     Today, Shalom Hartman Institute's campus houses an advanced research center, provides a home to more than 50 leading scholars, a distinguished high school for boys with more than 350 students, an in-house publications department, international theology and philosophy conferences, and centers for training educators, rabbis and lay community leaders.   Shalom Hartman Institute has a proven record of success and numerous awards and continues in its quest to integrate tradition and modernity, thereby helping to secure the future of Jewish life.