Dan Mark Cohn-Sherbok is a
rabbi
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of
Reform Judaism
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and a Jewish theologian. He is Professor Emeritus of
Judaism
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at the
University of Wales
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.
Biography
Born in
Denver
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,
Colorado
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, he graduated from
East High School (Denver)
East High School is a historical public high school located in the City Park neighborhood on the east side of Denver, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Denver Public Schools system, and is one of four original high schools in Denver. The ...
and was a student at
Williams College
Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a col ...
,
,
spending a junior year abroad in Athens, Greece.
He was ordained a Reform rabbi at the
Hebrew Union College
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at
Cincinnati
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. He was a Chaplain of the Colorado House of Representative, and Honorary Colonel Aide-de-Camp of New Mexico.
He has served as a rabbi in the United States, England, Australia and South Africa.
He was a student at
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College () is a colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The majority of students at the college are postgraduate education, postgraduates. The college also a ...
, and rowed in the Wolfson College boat. He received a doctorate in philosophy from the
University of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
in
England
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.
Later, he received an honorary doctorate in divinity from the
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
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,
New York City
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. He taught theology at the
University of Kent
, motto_lang =
, mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...
and served as director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Society, and was Professor of Judaism at the
University of Wales
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. He has served as visiting professor at
University of Essex
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,
Middlesex University
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,
St. Andrews University,
Durham University
, mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1)
, established = (university status)
, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
, vice_chan ...
,
University of Vilnius, Lithuania,
Charles University, Prague,
York St John University
, mottoeng = They may have life and have it more abundantly
, established =
, type = Public
, administrative_staff = 618
, chancellor = Reeta Chakrabarti
, vice_chancellor = Professor Karen Bryan
, student ...
,
Trinity University College
Trinity University College ( cy, Coleg Prifysgol y Drindod) was a Church University College in Carmarthen, Wales.
The institution was founded in 1848 as the South Wales and Monmouthshire Training College, a teacher-training college. It change ...
,
St Mary's University, Twickenham
, mottoeng = Show Thyself to be a Mother
, established = 1850 (as St Mary's College)2014 (gained university status)
, type = Public university
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
, endowment ...
,
St Andrews Biblical Theological College, Moscow and Honorary Professor at
Aberystwyth University
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
.
He has been a visiting fellow at
Wolfson College, Cambridge
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, and
Harris Manchester College, Oxford
Harris Manchester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded in Warrington in 1757 as a college for Unitarian students and moved to Oxford in 1893. It became a full college of th ...
, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Corresponding Fellow of the
Academy of Jewish Philosophy
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, a visiting research fellow of
Heythrop College, University of London
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, a Life Member of Wolfson College, Cambridge, an Honorary Senior Member of Darwin College, University of Kent, an Associate Member of the SCR
Christ Church, Oxford
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, a Member of the SCR
Harris Manchester College, Oxford
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, and a Member of the London Society for the Study of Religion and the
Arts and Humanities Peer Review College. He has also served as a visiting scholar of
Mansfield College, Oxford
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, the
Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies and
Sarum College
Sarum College is a centre of theological learning in Salisbury, England. The college was established in 1995 and sits within the cathedral close on the north side of Salisbury Cathedral.
The Sarum College education programme ranges from sho ...
.
He was a finalist of the Times Preacher of the Year, and winner of the Royal Academy Friends design competition.
He is married to
Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok.
Works
Cohn-Sherbok is the author and editor of over 100 books which have been translated into Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Hebrew, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Japanese, Romanian, Turkish, Persian and German. He has also illustrated 25 books with cartoons and has contributed cartoons to books and magazines. His books include:
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*———- (2019) Cohn-Sherbok, Lewis, Christopher, ''Interfaith Worship and Prayer'', JKP. ISBN 978-1-78592-120-9.
*———-(2020) Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, Cardozo Kindersley, Lida, ''The Alphabetician and the Rabbi'', Cardozo Kindersley.
*———-(2020) Cohn-Sherbok, Cave, Peter, ''Arguing About Judaism, Routledge''. ISBN 978-0-367-33406-2
*———- (2020) Cohn-Sherbok, Grant, Kevin, ''The Animal Orchestra'', Words. ISBN 978-0-9529352-3-0.
*———- (2021) Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, ''Jews and Jokes,'' Impress Books
*———- (2022) Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, Antisemitism, The History Press
See also
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Carol Harris-Shapiro
Footnotes
References
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"Review of Dan Cohn-Sherbok’s ''The Politics of Apocalypse'' 8 January 2008, Calvin L. Smith
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Hebrew Union College alumni
Living people
1945 births
British Reform rabbis
Researchers of new religious movements and cults
Scholars of Mandaeism
Alumni of Wolfson College, Cambridge
Fellows of Wolfson College, Cambridge
Academics of the University of Wales, Lampeter
Williams College alumni
Academics of Durham University
Academics of the University of Essex
Academics of Middlesex University
Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society