Herbert J. Cohen

Rabbi Herbert J. Cohen, ordained at Yeshiva University, served as a synagogue rabbi and high school principal for over three decades. He received a PhD in English Literature from Georgia State University, an MA in English from Hunter College of the City University of New York, an MS in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University, and a BA in History and English from Yeshiva University. He is the author of several books including Kosher Movies: A Film Critic Discovers Life Lessons at the Cinema, The One of Us: A Life in Jewish Education, Texas Torah, Kosher Parenting and Walking in Two Worlds: Visioning Torah Concepts in Secular Worlds. His column, “Kosher Movies,” has appeared in newspapers in Atlanta, Toronto, and Denver. Rabbi Cohen also blogs regularly in The Times of Israel and the Religion Section of The Huffington Post on the intersection of film and faith.

Rabbi Cohen resides in Israel with his wife Meryl.