Background
Cohen, Jack Joseph was born on March 21, 1919 in Brooklyn. Arrived in Israel, 1961. Son of Isidor Elkin and Helen (Grossman) Cohen.
(Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the Twentieth Cent...)
Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the Twentieth Century addresses the troubling questions posed by the modern Jewish worshiper, including such obstacles to prayer as the inability to concentrate on the words and meanings of formal liturgy, the paucity of emotional involvement, the lack of theological conviction, the anthropomorphic and particularly the masculine emphasis of prayer nomenclature, and other matters. In assessing these difficultites, Cohen brings to the reader the writings on prayer of some seminal 20th century Jewish theologians. These include Herman Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Avraham Yitzhak, Hoakohen Kook, Mordecai M. Kaplan, R. Arele, Aaron Rote, Elie Munk, Abraham J. Heschel, Jakob J. Petuchowski, Eugene B. Borowitz, and Lawrence A. Hoffman.
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(Guides for an Age of Confusion compares and contrasts the...)
Guides for an Age of Confusion compares and contrasts the views of the two great Jewish philosophers Avraham Y. Kook and Mordecai M. Kaplan. Although these two thinkers stand at opposite ends of the spectrum of Jewish thought, they are united in their love for the Jewish people and in their belief in the need for Jewish unity. Following an introduction to both men, the author, a disciple of Kaplan’s, explores their views regarding some of the most important issues confronting the Jewish people today. These include traditions such as Israel’s chosenness; the status of the Halakhah, traditional Jewish law, in today’s society; prayer and its revitalization; repentance (Teshuvah) leading to the return to God; and the role of Eretz Yisrael in the life of the Jewish people. Other topics covered are the idea of and the search for God, the position of women in Jewish society, and philosophies of education, along with an exploration of esthetics in Jewish life and the challenges of democracy. Each chapter provides an overview of the subject and then discusses the divergent views of the two thinkers, as well as their areas of agreement. Finally, the book endeavors to portray the future of Jewish life as envisaged through the eyes of these two great men. In the author’s view, a dialogue must be established between the followers of both Kook and Kaplan. Only in this way can Jewish solidarity be maintained and the Jewish future secured. This book is an effort to open that dialogue.
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Cohen, Jack Joseph was born on March 21, 1919 in Brooklyn. Arrived in Israel, 1961. Son of Isidor Elkin and Helen (Grossman) Cohen.
Biodiversity Heritage Library, MHL, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1940. Doctor of Divinity, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1968. Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1940.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1958. Doctor of Divinity, Reconstructionist Rabbinical C, 2000.
Educational director, Park Synagogue, Cleveland, 1943-1945; educational director, Society Advancement Judaism, New York City, 1952-1954; rabbi, Society Advancement Judaism, New York City, 1954-1961; director, Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, New York City, 1945-1954; director, B'nai Brith Foundation Hewbrew U., Jerusalem, 1961-1984; instructor philosophies religion & education, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City, 1955-1961; faculty member, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Jerusalem, 1972-1985.
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Chairman education commission United Synagogue American, New York City. Vice chairman placement commission Rabbinical Assembly American, New York City. Board directors Religion & Labor Foundation, Labor Zionist Organisation, Committee Education & Culture Ministry Education Israel, International Council Conference Religion & Peace, Israel Interfaith Association.
Member Kehillat Mevakshei Derech (former chairman, board directors), College Pluralistic Judaism (academic committee), Rainbow Club (chairman 1983).
Married Rhoda Levine, December 23, 1945. Children: Michal Merav, Jeremy Micah, Adeena Chava.