Mark Cooper, at The Blogs

Jun 22, 2018, 5:23 PM

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks on immigration and law enforcement actions at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2018. (Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images/AFP)

Sure, let's reform Immigration, but not by weaponizing biblical verses to justify a policy of separating families

Mar 23, 2017, 11:53 PM

Recently I experienced what may be the most deeply spiritual moment of my life—my first grandson’s bris. The ceremony, held in my son and daughter-in-law’s synagogue in Riverdale, New York, emphasized for me the profound and enduring importance and...

Mar 20, 2016, 1:50 AM

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Why I’ll stay in the room with Trump

He'll be there listening respectfully as the man who may be the next US president explains his Israeli policy at AIPAC

Oct 14, 2014, 4:42 PM

Weeping Willows

To preserve or not to preserve…that is the question. Well, at least it’s the question for people who fulfill the mitzvah of “waving the Four Species” on Sukkot. In case you’re not familiar with the practice, the Torah instructs...

About Me

Rabbi Mark Cooper was raised in Los Angeles and has been a congregational rabbi for nearly 30 years, serving synagogues in Natick, Massachusetts, Aberdeen, New Jersey and South Orange, New Jersey. He has been the rabbi of Oheb Shalom Congregation for 17 years. Rabbi Cooper is also a mohel active in the New Jersey/New York area. He and his wife have five sons.