Prominent Rabbis and Public Figures Mourn Rabbi Shoshana Cohen
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Prominent rabbis and public figures attended the week-long mourning period for Rabbi Shoshana Cohen, who died at age ninety. She was the wife of Rabbi Eliezer Cohen and mother to four prominent rabbis, including the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The family's home was a center for Torah scholarship and kindness. Rabbi Cohen passed away two years after her husband, who had a long career in Jerusalem's religious community.
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- Rabbi Shoshana Cohen, wife of Rabbi Eliezer Cohen, passed away at age ninety.
- Her sons include Rabbi Zabediah Cohen, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
- Prominent rabbis and public figures visited the family during the week of mourning.
- The Cohen household was known for producing rabbis and Torah scholars.
- She passed away two years after her husband, Rabbi Eliezer Cohen.
- Her sons continue her family's religious and scholarly legacy.
The week of mourning for Rabbi Shoshana Cohen, who passed away at the age of ninety, concluded with numerous visits from rabbis and public figures to the home of her sons, all prominent rabbis themselves. The mourners came to express condolences and offer support to the family following the passing of their mother.
Rabbi Shoshana Cohen was the wife of Rabbi Eliezer Cohen, and together they led a household that produced many rabbis and Torah scholars. She dedicated her life to her family and to quiet acts of kindness. Her passing occurred two years after her husband's death. Rabbi Eliezer Cohen, who died at ninety-three, served for nearly seventy years as the cantor and beadle of the Musa'ev Synagogue in Jerusalem, while also engaging in Torah dissemination and serving as a scribe for the Great Rabbinical Court.
Rabbi Cohen is survived by her four sons: Rabbi Zabediah Cohen, the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Rabbi Zamir Cohen, head of the 'Avnei Nezer' Yeshiva; Rabbi Avichai Cohen, a lecturer at the 'Heichal Meir' Yeshiva; and Rabbi Zohar Cohen, head of the 'Ataret Reuven' Yeshiva in Beitar Illit. The extensive visits throughout the week underscored the deep connections the Cohen brothers have within the Torah world and the wider public.
The attendees paid tribute to Rabbi Cohen's memory, noting that she lived to see her sons devoted to teaching, spreading Torah, and fostering community engagement. Her legacy continues through her family, who remain committed to the religious path their home was founded upon.
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