Dov Linzer
| Dov Linzer | |
|---|---|
| Native name | דב נתן לינזר |
| Born |
David Barry Linzer Sept. 16, 1966 Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | Rabbi, teacher, lecturer, author |
| Spouse(s) | Devorah Zlochower |
| Children | Kasriel, Netanel |
| Website | rabbidovlinzer.blogspot.com, www.the-daf.com, weeklyparsha.wordpress.com |
Dov Linzer (Hebrew: דב נתן לינזר; born September 16, 1966) is an American Open Orthodox rabbi who is the Rabbinic Head (Rosh HaYeshiva) of the Open Orthodox Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School in Riverdale, New York. He is a teacher, lecturer, and author.
In 2011, Newsweek ranked him among the 50 most prominent rabbis in the United States, stating that "Linzer’s students now hold some of the most prominent positions in shuls and Hillels all over the country" and that his school's "alumni will undoubtedly alter the fabric of Modern Orthodoxy."
In 2008, Linzer received the prestigious Avi Chai Fellowship, awarded to emerging communal and educational leaders.
Linzer has been the Rabbinic Head of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah since its founding in 1999. He was named its Dean, assuming ultimate responsibility of both the religious studies and the professional training, in October, 2007. He is recognized as a major Torah scholar in the Open Orthodox community, and is the primary architect of the school's innovative curriculum. Linzer also teaches Halakha and Jewish Thought to the school's rabbinical students.
In 2008, Linzer's Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, together with JOFA and the Drisha Institute sponsored a conference entitled "Demystifying Sex and Teaching Halacha: A Kallah (Jewish Bridal) Teacher’s Workshop," to bring frank talk about sex and sexuality into the requisite classes taken by Orthodox brides prior to their wedding. This conference was held again in 2011, with a second cohort of 15 bridal teachers from around the US and Israel.
Linzer delivers a daily Daf Yomi class to men and women, available on iTunes and YouTube.
In 2003, Linzer wrote an article, "Towards a More Balanced Wedding Ceremony,", describing ways of creating a more gender-balanced wedding ceremony while keeping within the letter and the spirit of Jewish Law. His most innovative suggestion was that of a halakhic two-ring ceremony, informally known as the "Linzer Two-Ring Ceremony.", A standard Orthodox wedding ceremony has only the groom giving a ring to the bride and does not allow for the bride to give a ring to the groom other than in a purely symbolic fashion after the ceremony was completed. In contrast, Linzer's model has the bride giving a ring immediately after the groom does so, in the presence of witnesses, and serving a substantive halakhic (Jewish legal) function. This ceremony is seeing increasing use among liberal Orthodox couples.
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