- Benyamin Cohen
Benyamin Cohen (born 1975) was the founder and editor of both
Jewsweek and [http://www.ajlmagazine.com American Jewish Life Magazine] . He is the author of the memoir [http://myjesusyear.com "My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith"] . He is an Atlanta-bornOrthodox Jew and attendedGeorgia State University where he majored in print journalism and minored in religion. In 1994, he created "Torah from Dixie", a weekly publication that he distributed to synagogues in the U.S. In 1997, he developed this publication into a book by the same name.Book
Cohen’s book "My Jesus Year: A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of Faith" is part memoir, part spiritual quest, and part anthropologist’s mission. In Cohen’s book, he seeks to understand his lack of enthusiasm for Orthodox Judaisim in addition to why Christians are so excited about Christianity. Among many adventures, he jumps into the mosh-pit at a Christian rock concert, sees himself on the JumboTron of a Black Baptist service, goes door-to-door with Mormon missionaries, attends a Christian “professional” wrestling meet, and spends the day with some monks at a monastery. To Cohen’s surprise, his search for universal answers and truths in the Bible Belt actually makes him a better Jew.
Bibliography
"My Jesus Year: A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith" (HarperOne, 2008).
External links
* [http://www.ajlmagazine.com American Jewish Life Magazine]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A18997-2004Apr16?language=printer Young, Jewish and...Cool]
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/32209/Benyamin_Cohen/index.aspx Bio from HarperCollins website]
* [http://www.myjesusyear.com/ Official My Jesus Year Website]
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