Dovid M. Cohen, at The Blogs

Sep 17, 2020, 7:13 PM

I admit stealing my title from President Barack Obama. That's because the title fits what I'm feeling on the last days of 5780. Fifteen years ago, my life took a detour. I was married for fifteen months and my first...

Jun 23, 2020, 9:45 PM

World Mask: Re-Thinking A Mask In a Pandemic

"The Emperor's New Clothes” is a tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1837. It is a story of the illusion of an Emperor wearing invisible garments. It takes a child to reveal the truth. The emperor is really naked, he...

Jun 8, 2020, 10:52 PM

Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Harrison Ford and Josh

A little over a week ago marked the passing of the iconic Jewish leader Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm z’l. Last week I read many moving tributes to this great thinker and transformative leader. What is unique to my perspective is...

May 7, 2020, 11:01 PM

Coronavirus, the Tombstone and a Cemetery

There is a story about a wealthy man who kept a tombstone in his study. Most people have diverse memorabilia, but this was a bit much. When confronted about this odd artifact, he responded that it kept him grounded and...

Dec 22, 2019, 8:52 AM

Jersey City Darkness & Chanukah Light

On the heels of the recent heinous anti-Semitic attack in Jersey City, many are searching for a cogent response. Anti-Semitism is flourishing in the United States of America circa 2020. Attacks were up 63% in New York City for...

Dec 13, 2018, 10:45 PM

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Do you love your teacher?

Illustrative. Female students seen studying at Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem, February 16, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Until qualified women repopulate a system inundated with men, male educators must guard against any intimation of impropriety

Oct 1, 2014, 5:02 PM

Beheading ISIL

I recently read an article in the Boston Globe entitled, “Why Beheading?” by orthodoxly observant but politically conservative columnist Jeff Jacoby. In it, he explains that the Islamic State (ISIL) has used the traumatic and dramatic tactic of “beheading”...

Sep 19, 2014, 6:21 PM

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Main Sanctuary-Young Israel of West Hempstead There is a classic catchy anthem from the successful television sitcom Cheers that I always enjoyed. Some of the words are “where everybody knows your name, and their always glad you came. You want...

Sep 18, 2014, 11:34 PM

Spiritual Lessons on the High Seas

Chazal teach “Mitzvah Goreres Mitzvah,” or one good deed or thing leads to another. This past Pesach, I served as scholar in residence in Florida at an upscale program. I connected and befriended one of the participants and he...

About Me

Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen is the Rabbi of Congregation Ohr Torah in North Woodmere, NY. He is also a Senior Relationship Officer at Yachad. His book “We’re Almost There: Living with Patience, Perseverance and Purpose” (Mosaica Press 2016) is available at www.rabbidovidmcohen.com. Check out his Podcast The JPP: Jewish Philanthropy Podcast http://jewishphilantropypodcast.libsyn.com/ and his lectures at https://www.torahanytime.com/#/speaker?l=1081.

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