About Rabbi Dr. Jack Cohen:
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Rabbi Dr. Jack Cohen carries a rich legacy of Torah scholarship and Jewish heritage. His father, a Sephardic Jew from Syria, and his mother, of Ashkenazi descent from Odessa, Ukraine, raised him in a home deeply rooted in both traditions. His father and uncles were esteemed talmidim of the great Rav Ovadia Yosef during his tenure as a spiritual leader in the Egyptian Jewish community. His uncle, Meyer Cohen, became a talmid muvhak of Rav Ovadia, studying over fifteen masechtot with the Rishon Letzion.
Following the Six-Day War, Rabbi Cohen’s family left Egypt, while his future father-in-law, serving in the IDF, led an intelligence unit stationed just outside Cairo, intercepting critical communications between Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and other Arab leaders.
Settling in the United States, Rabbi Cohen’s Torah education flourished. He attended Sephardic Talmud Torah in New York and later Yeshiva University High School for Boys. At the age of 12, he had the privilege of meeting the gadol hador, Rav Avigdor Miller, who would become his mentor and guide for many years.
His academic pursuits led him to prestigious institutions, earning undergraduate degrees in pre-med from NYU and Harvard before attending medical school in New York, where he specialized in sports medicine and foot surgery. While practicing medicine, Rabbi Cohen’s passion for Torah education remained steadfast. For over 30 years, he volunteered in Brooklyn yeshivot, dedicating his mornings to teaching and his afternoons to his medical practice.
His journey took him to Miami, where he spent six years practicing medicine while also teaching Judaism at the University of Miami through Aish HaTorah and Ohr Sameach. During this time, he formed a profound friendship with Rav Shalom Arush, author of The Garden of Emunah and numerous other works. Rav Arush’s teachings deeply influenced Rabbi Cohen’s approach to shidduchim and shalom bayis, shaping his mission to guide others in building strong Jewish marriages.
Returning to New York to arrange shidduchim for his daughters, Rabbi Cohen continued teaching limudei kodesh in various yeshivot, with a particular emphasis on dating and marriage education. Six years ago, he temporarily retired from medicine to devote himself entirely to educating the Jewish community on successful dating and marriage.
Rabbi Cohen’s impact has been extraordinary. To date, he has delivered over 500 shiurim on dating and shalom bayis, published more than 400 articles on these critical topics, and mentored thousands of men and women navigating the journey of shidduchim and marriage. With b’li ayin hara, he has had the zechus to facilitate over 1,500 shidduchim, helping to build countless Jewish homes.
Today, Rabbi Cohen continues to teach limudei kodesh in the morning and dedicates his afternoons and evenings—often late into the night—to serving as a mentor for Klal Yisrael, offering invaluable guidance on dating and marriage. His lifelong mission remains clear: to strengthen Jewish families, one shidduch at a time.
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