Rabbi Cohen’s Writings

You shall live in booths [sukkot] seven days; all citizens in Israel shall live in booths, in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I the LORD your God. (Leviticus [...]

Dear Friends, The story goes that a local man saw the Rabbi rushing down the street deep in thought. “Rabbi,” the man said, “why are you rushing from place to place?” The rabbi replied, “I'm rushing to make sure the prayers are in order for Yom Kippur.” “Perhaps,” [...]

Dear Friends, It was wonderful to be with all of you as we welcomed the new year. The year that has ended was challenging and seeing our community come together yesterday was more powerful, and important, than ever. I am so very grateful for the privilege of serving [...]

Dear Friends, Tomorrow evening’s communal Slichot service at the JCC in West Orange is the formal start to the Holy Day season. It is a reminder to set time aside for introspection, to reflect on the past year, and to begin to do the work to heal the [...]