Shabbat Morning Drasha
When the Ideal Collides with Real: Shmita, Economic Realities
and Competing Torah Values

Post Kiddush Shiur, approx. 12:15 PM
The History of Intellectual Property and Copyright in Halacha 

Pre-Mincha Shiur, 6:50 PM
Induction Stoves, Bitcoin Payments and Shabbat Rallies, Oh My!:
Questions from Our Rabbis in the Field

Rabbi Dov Linzer is the President and Rosh HaYeshiva of YCT Rabbinical School. Having served as YCT’s Rosh HaYeshiva for over 20 years, Rabbi Linzer became its President in 2019 and assumed both the institutional and Torah-based leadership of YCT. In this dual capacity, Rabbi Linzer has set the vision for YCT as a Center of Torah and Torah Leadership, and, with an amazing team of colleagues and partners, oversees its growth, reach, and further development. 

An acclaimed Torah and halakha scholar, Rabbi Linzer has been a leading rabbinic voice in the Modern Orthodox community for over 25 years. He has published over 100 teshuvot (responsa) and scholarly Torah articles, and hosts a number of highly popular Torah podcasts.

In his capacity as a mentor, Rabbi Linzer provides religious guidance to the yeshiva’s students and the over 150 YCT-ordained rabbis who are serving in the field. He answers hundreds of halakhic questions from YCT rabbis and broader community each year, which are available to the public on his blog, psak.yctorah.org.

Leydig, Voit & Mayer has been a leading intellectual property law firm for over a century. Thank you to Leydig partner, Aaron Feigelson, for helping to enable this event.