Valerie Cohen is an American Reform rabbi.
Rabbi Valerie Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | Cleveland, United States |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Reform Judaism |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Temple Emanuel Sinai |
| Residence | Holden, Massachusetts |
| Semikhah | 1999 |
Biography edit
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cohen was raised in Florida, where she earned a B.A. in public relations at University of Florida, graduating in 1993.[1] She then studied at Hebrew Union College's Israel, Cincinnati and New York City campuses,[2] where she graduated in 1999[3] and was ordained at Manhattan's Temple Emanuel.[2] That year she joined Temple Israel in Memphis, Tennessee, as assistant rabbi.[2]
In 2003, Beth Israel Congregation of Jackson, Mississippi, hired Cohen as its sole rabbi,[1][2] the "only pulpit rabbi in Jackson".[4] She simultaneously served as the rabbi of Lexington, Mississippi's Temple Beth El.[5]
In 2013, The Forward named Cohen one of its 36 inspiring rabbis.[4][6]
Cohen became rabbi of Temple Emanuel Sinai in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2014.[1][7]
References edit
- ^ a b c Porter, Laura. "Rabbi Valerie Cohen named new rabbi at Temple Emanuel Sinai", MA Jewish Ledger, April 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Anderson, Nientara. "Chicks We Love: Headed Toward Chickdom", Jackson Free Press, March 3, 2007.
- ^ Kaplan, Leah. "HUC-JIR Students, Faculty, and Alumni Assist in Hurricane Relief Efforts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-04. (641 KB), The Chronicle, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, #66/2005.
- ^ a b Ring, Dan. "Rabbi Valerie Cohen", The Forward.
- ^ Berman, Robert Lewis. A House of David in the Land of Jesus, Pelican Publishing Company, 2007, pp. 30, 33. ISBN 978-1-4196-7957-5
- ^ Eisner, Jane. "Rabbis 2013", The Forward.
- ^ Lucas, Sherry. "Rabbi Valerie Cohen accepts position in Mass.", The Clarion-Ledger, March 31, 2014.