A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Dov Linzer

The event was co-sponsored by Temple Emanuel, The Denver Kehillah, and BMH-BJ.

About the event:

Orthodox Rabbi Dov Linzer and Reform Journalist Abigail Pogrebin will be in conversation with Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz about their unlikely journey together through the Five Books of Moses during two of the most turbulent years in American history.

About the Speakers:

Abigail Pogrebin is the author of the National Jewish Book Award finalist My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew” and “Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish.” She’s written for The Atlantic, the Forward, and Tablet and moderates public conversations for The Streicker Center and the Jewish Broadcasting Service.

Rabbi Dov Linzer is the President and Rosh HaYeshiva (Rabbinic Head) of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, an Orthodox rabbinical school and Torah center, which promotes a more open and inclusive Orthodoxy. He has written for the Forward, Tablet, and The New York Times and hosted highly popular Torah podcasts.

A virtual event presentation by Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe

The event was co-sponsored by Congregation Or Tzion & BMH-BJ

About The Event:

Moshe grew up with many mothers; we will learn about each of them and discuss their impact on Moshe, the man, our greatest leader and teacher.

*Source Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BpeHchB_qMoPzqoGkAp0RywuKFfxhSi5/view?usp=sharing

About The Speaker:

Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe serves as the Associate Rabba at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in Bronx, NY. She is grateful for the opportunity to teach Torah classes, instruct the conversion program, answer Halachic questions, facilitate tefillot, offer pastoral guidance, craft lifecycle events, and connect with families and singles, young and old. She has taught many to leyn, and her voice is featured on the JOFA website reading four Megillot and selected Torah portions. In HIR, the children know her as the rabbi who sings Israeli children’s songs and gives out stickers! Rabbanit Bracha is passionate about bringing mental illness out of the shadows and has spoken about it in different settings. She loves connecting people and encouraging them to be their best selves. Some of her favorite pastimes are kickboxing and reading books to her grandchildren. Rabbanit Bracha lives in Riverdale, NY, with her husband Martin.

A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Stephen M. Felton Ph.D., M.D.

The event was co-sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Phoenix Holocaust Association. EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY:

About The Event:

Join us for a powerful event where Dr. Felton will share his story. He will discuss what it was like to be born into the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto and read excerpts from his mother’s memoirs which are published in the book “I Shall Lead You Through the Nights.” Alongside this, Dr. Felton will recount his journey to America and later return to Poland. He will also discuss the emotional significance of the “Righteous Among the Nations” honor bestowed upon the Matacz family, who risked their lives to save him.

About The Speaker:

Stephen was born in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942. He came to the U.S. with his mother in 1947. He grew up in Brooklyn, went to Brooklyn College, and obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry at Rutgers University. He then did a postdoctoral fellowship in bio-organic mechanisms at Univ. of California at Santa Barbara. He obtained an M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J. and then did an ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital. He started a practice in Princeton, N.J., which became the Princeton Eye Group. He is now retired, is married to Barbara, and has several children and grandchildren. He published his mother’s holocaust memoirs, “I Shall Lead You Through the Nights”. He has spoken of his holocaust history at schools, synagogues, and clubs.