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Rabbi Jonathan Cohen began serving as The Temple’s new Senior Rabbi on July 1, 2018. Rabbi Cohen had served as Dean of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in Cincinnati between September 2011 and July 2018. From July 1998, he was a member of the rabbinics faculty of HUC-JIR. In 2001 he was named director of Hebrew Union College-University of Cincinnati Ethics Center. Rabbi Cohen was born in Israel and served in an armored corps unit of the Israeli Defense Forces from 1987-1990. He studied law at the University of Kent and was awarded a doctorate in law from the University of Liverpool. He was ordained a rabbi in June 2012 from HUC-JIR.
Rabbi Cohen’s mother and her family were uprooted by the spread of Nazism in Europe. His grandmother was curator general of the Israel Museum and his grandfather was an Israeli Supreme Court Justice. His father was a prominent diplomat who served the state of Israel at critical junctures for a period spanning approximately four decades. His mother earned her doctorate in English literature and pioneered interfaith programs in Israel and the United States. Rabbi Cohen is married to Yael Senamaud, a concert violist. She was a tenured member of the Chamber Orchestra of Paris as well as the Palau De Les Artes Reina Sofia Opera in Valencia, Spain. She also has played in orchestras in the United States. Rabbi Cohen and Yael have three young children, Eden, Yasha and Ella.
See Rabbi Cohen’s latest videos and text in his Blog by clicking below.
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FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY
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 the collective effort to contain this virus. If we learn one important lesson from this painful episode, it is that […]
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, as we engage with a new set of needs – the needs of the hour – and as we implement […]
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