Elliot Cosgrove is senior rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and author of For Such A Time as This: On Being Jewish Today.
Elliot Cosgrove
By Elliot Cosgrove
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Opinion Jewish mourning rituals are not enough for Oct. 7, because our loss is ongoing
On this communal yahrtzeit, we must find a path forward even as we remember the pain
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Politics Cosgrove: Trump’s comments are a curse and he should recant
The former president has joined a long line of leaders who have treated Jews as a threat to the general public
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Opinion I gave a college lecture on Jewish identity — and confronted a mob of video vigilantes
What happens when the person they’re protesting on campus is you
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Opinion It’s time to talk about the day after — but too soon to do anything about it
The two-state solution remains the only viable path forward
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Opinion How to talk about Israel with someone you disagree with
4 months of war have heightened my moral clarity — and my commitment to listen
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Opinion Worried about war talk at your Thanksgiving table? Here’s 4 questions to start with
The Passover Seder has a lot to offer as we struggle to connect across generations
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Opinion How Jewish mourning rituals can help us move from Oct. 7 to a peaceful future
We do not get over the pain, but we move forward while holding it
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Opinion We’re seeing a great awakening of American Jews. Can it last beyond fear and anger?
Our faith and community has been taken for granted for too long
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