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Rabbi Atara Cohen
Core Semikha, Class of 2020
Rabbi Atara Cohen is passionate about cultivating curiosity for the diverse ways Torah might speak to our social, emotional, and intellectual realities. She loves leading in pluralistic Jewish spaces, such as Base Manhattan, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Columbia/Barnard Hillel, and currently serves as director of Jewish Life and Learning at the Edlavitch DC JCC. She teaches widely, serving as faculty at The Heschel Middle School and Drisha's High School Summer Program. She lives in Washington, DC where she enjoys running, painting, and experimenting with new Shabbos recipes.
publications and media
Title | Type | Category | Topic | Year |
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Can We Transform the World? An Analysis of the Talmudic Messiah | Article | March 3, 2022 | ||
Power Hour of Torah: The Pesach Edition | Multimedia; Dvar Torah | Video Divrei Torah; Panels and Discussions; Holiday | Pesach | March 23, 2021 |
Noah vs. Avraham: The Confidence to be Compassionate | Dvar Torah | Bereishit | Lech Lecha | 2017/5778 |
Communities of God | Dvar Torah | Bamidbar | Naso | 2017/5777 |
Hitbodedut Versus Hakhel | Dvar Torah | Devarim | Vayelech | 2019/5780 |
Rabbi Atara Cohen - Eighth Annual Semikha Ceremony | Graduation Speeches | 2020 | June 9, 2020 | |
Rabbi Atara Cohen - Maharat's 8th Annual Semikha Ceremony 2020 | Multimedia | Graduations | Eighth Semikha Ceremony | June 9, 2020 |
mentions
Title | Publication | Published |
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Alumna Is Princeton’s First To Be Ordained As Orthodox Rabbi | Princeton Alumni Weekly | June 24, 2020 |
books
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