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Elliot J. Cosgrove

Sep 12, 2016, 5:16 PM

Generally speaking, Jewish sources are a decidedly mixed bag when it comes to the question of free speech. You don’t need to look further than the recommended punishment for the sin of false prophecy in this morning’s Torah reading...

Mar 21, 2016, 7:14 AM

The Test of Esther

In generations to come, the elections of 2016 will be viewed as a historic flashpoint for the American Jewish community, due to what is and -- perhaps more significantly -- what is not happening. Senator Bernie Sanders has to the best of...

Feb 7, 2016, 7:31 PM

Renewing the Covenant

One of the most gracious and memorable invitations ever extended to me was when Rabbi Dr. Eugene Borowitz, z”l, invited me to teach one of his classes at Hebrew Union College. Dr. Borowitz, who died two weeks ago at the...

Jan 27, 2016, 8:43 AM

What Comes Next?

At the risk of Monday-morning quarterbacking the greatest story ever told, there is one question that should have been asked in the fifteen chapters leading up to the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt, but unfortunately never was. It was...

Jan 12, 2016, 7:12 AM

The Sons of the Fathers: Exodus and Star Wars Through Freudian Eyes

Thirty-six years strikes me as well beyond the statute of limitations on spoiler alerts, but if not, then this would be a good time to stop reading. Because while it would be in bad taste to discuss how the...

About Me

Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD is Senior Rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly, is an officer of the New York Board of Rabbis, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of seven volumes of sermons and the editor of Jewish Theology in Our Time.