Monday, March 10, 7:30 pm • Sandler Family Campus
What happens when an Orthodox rabbi and a Reform Jewish journalist team up to study and debate the Torah? Find out when Rabbi Dov Linzer and Abigail Pogrebin bring their unique perspectives to the Simon Family JCC for an evening of spirited conversation inspired by their new book It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses.
This event is a must for anyone tired of divisiveness and eager to witness how diversity can add beauty and depth to any topic or relationship.
Rabbi Linzer, president and Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, brings a wealth of Torah scholarship and a commitment to inclusive Modern Orthodoxy. Pogrebin, a veteran journalist and former 60 Minutes producer, offers a Reform Jewish perspective shaped by curiosity, communal involvement, and a passion for Jewish learning. Together, they demonstrate how diverse approaches to Torah study can deepen and foster meaningful discussion.
It Takes Two to Torah expands on conversations first featured in a podcast series for Tablet Magazine. Offering readers a fresh tour through the Five Books of Moses, filled with candor, humor, and personal insights, the book features a foreword by Mayim Bialik. Julianna Margulies, acclaimed actor and producer, describes the book as “joyous, insightful, and conversational.”
Linzer and Pogrebin navigate topics ranging from Jewish law and tradition to personal revelation and ethical dilemmas, suggesting a unique engagement with the Torah that is both intellectually rigorous and profoundly relatable.
Hosted by the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, this event is free and open to the community. For more information, visit JewishVA.org/KCL or contact Sierra Lautman, senior director of Jewish Innovation at UJFT, at SLautman@ujft.org.