Cohen, Deborah Bodin 1968-

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Cohen, Deborah Bodin 1968-

Personal

Born 1968, in Columbia, MD; married Dave Cohen (a newspaper editor); children: Arianna. Education: University of Michigan, B.A. (English); Hebrew Union College, ordained, 1997.

Addresses

Office—Temple Emanuel, 1101 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Rabbi and writer. Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Washington, DC, legislative assistant; Advocacy Institute, Washington, DC, former program associate; Beth Shalom, Cary, NC, rabbi and education director, 1997-2000; Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ, rabbi, 2000—.

Writings

The Seventh Day, illustrated by Melanie Hall, Kar-Ben (Minneapolis, MN), 2005.

Lilith's Ark: Teenage Tales of Biblical Women, Jewish Publication Society (Philadelphia, PA), 2006.

Papa Jethro: A Story of Moses' Interfaith Family, illustrated by Jane Dippold, Kar-Ben (Minneapolis, MN), 2007.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Publishers Weekly, February 14, 2005, review of The Seventh Day, p. 78.

School Library Journal, August, 2005, Amy Lilien-Harper, review of The Seventh Day, p. 86.

ONLINE

Temple Emanuel Web site,http://www.templeemanuel.org/ (April 28, 2007), "Deborah Bodin Cohen."

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