Texas Torah

About the Book

Want to find meaning in Biblical narratives? Want to discover practical guidance for everyday life? Then turn to Texas Torah: the Interface of the Weekly Torah Portion with Everyday Life. Originally written by Rabbi Herb Cohen as a regular column in the Texas Jewish Post, the weekly discussions of the Torah portion provide fertile ground for serious-minded people of all faiths to find eternal wisdom in the Biblical text. Inside you will discover... why God consulted with the angels before creating man what the Torah can teach us about iconic movie stars Paul Newman, Richard Burton, and Marlon Brando the Bible’s first “drum circle” the origins of My Space what a visit to Graceland can teach the spiritual seeker why it’s never a good idea to retire what special lessons converts can teach born Jews what the Bible says about what kind of clothes to wear

About the Author

RABBI HERBERT J. COHEN, a veteran educator for over thirty years, has taught both Judaic and secular classes throughout his career. Possessing a PhD in English as well as rabbinic ordination, he enjoys the discovery of common threads in religious and secular studies, which illuminate each other and give the reader new understandings of both Torah and secular literature. Rabbi Cohen presently lives in Dallas, Texas, where he is Family Educator with the Community Kollel of Dallas, an adult institute of Jewish learning. He has written four books including The One of Us: A Life in Jewish Education; Kosher Parenting: A Guide for Raising Kids in a Complex World; Torah from Texas: Perspectives on the Weekly Torah Portion (editor), and Walking in Two Worlds: Visioning Torah Concepts through Secular Studies. For the past four years, he has written a regular column in the Texas Jewish Post on the weekly Torah portion. Rabbi Cohen can be reached at rabbihjco@msn.com.