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Rabbi Yonatan Cohen

Rabbi Yonatan Cohen is the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley. He can be reached at [email protected].

Rabbi Yonatan Cohen (right) attended the March for Israel in Washington along with his sons and a delegation of 18 members of his synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel of Berkeley, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy Cohen)
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‘We are not alone’: I joined this week’s March for Israel in my nephew’s memory

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

When I first heard about Tuesday’s March for Israel, I immediately knew that I had to be there. I imagined myself standing at the rally holding a sign bearing a […]

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in memoriam

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen December 16, 2016December 29, 2016
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torah | Tzedakah is more than charity its a giving of oneself

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen November 18, 2016December 29, 2016
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torah | Seek the constructive side to confession

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen September 23, 2016December 29, 2016
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Torah | Torah debate leads to a lesson about cover-ups and sins

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen July 29, 2016December 29, 2016
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torah | A mitzvah for the land good for the heart, too

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen May 26, 2016December 29, 2016
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torah | Defiled or purified Our paradoxical nature

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen April 1, 2016December 29, 2016
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torah | Beyond prayer, we must respond to the cries of the vulnerable

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen February 5, 2016December 29, 2016
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torah | Forgiving others, forgiving ourselves

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen December 1, 2015December 29, 2016
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torah | Ending each chapter on a positive note changes the story

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen October 9, 2015December 29, 2016

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