Announcements

Please join us on Shabbat Vayakhel (Shekalim) (March 4-5) as we welcome our next Shabbat Scholar, Rabbi Dov Linzer, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School. This Shabbaton includes Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat at 5:35 PM, a Friday night dinner in shul at 6:45 PM (RSVP and payment required), a lecture at 8:30 PM (free – all welcome), Shabbat morning sermon, and study at Seudah Shelishit.

RSVP for the dinner by Monday, February 29. There are four dinner sponsorship levels: Student: $18 | Dinner: $36 | Sponsor: $72 | Patron: $108

For more information, visit the website.

Speaking Schedule

Friday Night, 8:30 PM: "Science & Halakha: Sympathies and Strategies"

Shabbat Morning, 10:30 AM: "Parshat Shekalim: Tithing one’s income – a Halakhic Obligation or a Torah Value?"

Seuda Shelishit, 5:40 PM: "Challenges Facing Modern Orthodoxy" – Q&A with Rabbi Linzer

Rabbi Dov Linzer

Rabbi Dov Linzer is the Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School, and the primary architect of its groundbreaking curriculum of Torah, Halakha, pastoral counseling and professional training. He teaches regular classes in advanced Talmud, advanced Halakha and the thought of Modern Orthodoxy, and serves as a religious guide to the yeshiva’s 47 rabbinical students and its close to 100 rabbis currently serving in the field. Rabbi Linzer has been a leading rabbinic voice in the Modern Orthodox community for over 20 years, and teaches a Daf Yomi shiur which is available on YouTube and iTunes. He was most recently the convener of the 2012 Modern Orthodox Siyyum HaShas.