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Professor of Rabbinic Literature @ The Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University
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Rabbi Aryeh Cohen

Professor of Rabbinic Literature @ The Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University
Rabbi Aryeh Cohen is professor of rabbinic studies at American Jewish University, since 1995. Moreover he serves as Kogod Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, rabbi in residence at Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, Southern California, and immediate past co-chair of the board of directors of CLUE (Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice). As a professor at the American Jewish University, Rabbi Aryeh Cohen teaches all things Rabbinic Literature (Mishnah, Talmud, midrash) and social justice. He was ordained as a rabbi in 2010 by this university. Rabbi Aryeh Cohen studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and obtained a BA in Philosophy and Jewish Thought. Moreover, he finished his post-doctoral studies at the Brandeis University, from which he received his Ph.D. Rabbi Aryeh Cohen is a founder and member of the Shtibl Minyan. Furthermore, he is the author of Justice in the City: An Argument from the Sources of Rabbinic Judaism. Besides his job as a professor, he serves as a social justice activist, a rabbi and a lecturer. What’s more, Rabbi Aryeh Cohen has a weekly Talmud podcast called Daf Shvu’i/Weekly Daf: Give me 40 minutes or so and I’ll give you a daf or so.
The Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University
Brandeis University
New York, NY, USA

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Employed
  • Profession
  • Fields
    Education
  • Work experience
    More than 15 years (More than 15 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 15+ people
  • Skills
    talmud
    Jewish ethics
    Social Justice
  • Languages
    English
    Native or Bilingual
  • Highest level of education
    Doctoral

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Professor
  • Desired work locations
    New York, NY, USA
  • Freelance
    Full-time freelancer

Work Experience

Professor of Rabbinic Literature

Jan 1995 - Present
As a Professor of Rabbinic Literature at The Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University, Rabbi Aryeh Cohen teaches all things Rabbinic Literature (Mishnah, Talmud, midrash) and social justice. He was ordained as a rabbi in 2010 by this university.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
1990 - 1991
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Philosophy and Jewish Thought
1986 - 1989