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Guido Cohen

Jan 30, 2026, 12:04 AM

Minutes before we removed the Torah scrolls from the ark to read Parashat Beshalach this past Monday, the news reached us. The body of Ran Gvili, z”l—the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza—had been identified and was on...

Apr 26, 2022, 11:27 PM

The bags on their shoulders

For most children, the most notable part of the Seder is Tzafun, the moment in which we get to search for the Afikoman. However, for some reason, the most vivid memories that I have of my childhood Sedarim is...

Jan 19, 2022, 7:16 PM

We must look up!

In the past five years, since I moved to the US, many of my congregants have asked me lots of questions about Jewish life in Latin America moved by curiosity and eagerness to learn. Among the frequent questions about...

About Me

Guido Cohen is a rabbi in Aventura, Florida. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he worked from a very young age in formal and informal Jewish Education. He served for 4 years as the only non-Orthodox rabbi in Colombia and then moved to the Miami area where he is one of the rabbis at Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center.