Jack Cohen (rabbi), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jack Cohen (rabbi)

educator

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1919

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2012

Profession: rabbi

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jack Cohen (rabbi)

  • Jack Cohen (March 21, 1919, Brooklyn – April 16, 2012, Jerusalem) was an American Reconstructionist rabbi, educator, philosopher and author.
  • Cohen held a PhD from Columbia University in the philosophy of education.
  • In 1943 he was ordained as a rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) and, soon after, started to teach courses there.
  • Cohen was one of the distinguished students of Rabbi Mordecai M.
  • Kaplan, the founder of the Reconstructionist Movement, and was one of the founders of Kehillat Mevakshei Derech, a synagogue in Israel.
  • Rabbi Dr.
  • Jack Cohen was Honorary Chairman at Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood and director of the Hillel Foundation at the Hebrew University for 23 years.

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