From The Rabbi’s Study: April 2020
As we enter the third month of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact in this country, let us recognize the courage, tenacity, generosity, and kindness expressed by so many, and the hope that we may draw from …
A Message From Rabbi Cohen
Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well, safe, and healthy. I am writing these words to you as we adapt to the flow of information regarding the spread and impact of the coronavirus, …
From The Rabbi’s Study: January 2020
In this season of darkness and light, of ends and beginnings, I send you my heartfelt wishes for continued and increased light, warmth, and inspiration throughout 2020. We are in the midst of a season …
A Message From Rabbi Cohen
Dear Friends, I send you my end of Hanukkah greetings and best wishes for a peaceful, healthy, and happy 2020 from Israel. Yet, while the lights of Hanukkah shine brightest on the last night of …
From The Rabbi’s Study
Now that we have experienced Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur together, and following our celebrations of Sukkot, the completion of another cycle of the reading of our Torah and the start of a new cycle …
A Message From Rabbi Cohen
Dear Friends, By the time we share this letter, first results will be arriving from Israel’s national parliamentary elections. By this afternoon (our time), the people of Israel will have been invited to vote a …
From The Rabbi’s Study
Dear Friends, As we prepare for the arrival of the Jewish new year, I find myself remembering, thinking, and reflecting on an extraordinary year that my family and I have experienced since our arrival in …
A Message From Rabbi Cohen
Dear Friends, I write to you today as a rabbi and an immigrant. With my wife Yael, I chose to build our lives, raise our children, and anchor our home in this country. I have …
From The Rabbi’s Study
In the early days of July we will be marking the beginning of the month of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar – a time we must dedicate to the building of understanding and solidarity among …