Steven M. Cohen

Steven M. Cohen is Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and Director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU Wagner. In the past, he served as Professor at The Melton Centre for Jewish Education; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Queens College, CUNY. He has also been a Visiting Professor at Brandeis University, Yale University, and the Jewish Theological Seminary.

He has written or edited a dozen books and hundreds of scholarly articles and reports on such issues as Jewish community, Jewish identity, and Jewish education. With Arnold Eisen, he wrote The Jew Within: Self, Family and Community in America. Steven is also the co-author with Charles Liebman of Two Worlds of Judaism: The Israeli and American Experiences, as well as Cosmopolitans and Parochials: Modern Orthodox Jews in America with Samuel Heilman. His earlier books include American Modernity & Jewish Identity and American Assimilation or Jewish Revival? He co-authored A Journey of Heart and Mind: Transformative Jewish in Adulthood, a monograph on Jewish identities of Great Britain, and, most recently, Sacred Strategies: Transforming Synagogues from Functional to Visionary. His current research interests extend to emerging forms of Jewish community and identity among younger Jews in the United States.

In 2011, he received an honorary doctorate from the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. In 2010, he received the Marshall Sklare Award of the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry and was cited as one of the Forward Fifty (for the second time). The book, Sacred Strategies, of which he is a co-author, won a National Jewish Book Award in 2010.

Education
  • BA, Columbia College (1970)
  • Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Columbia University (1974)
Academic Positions Held
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Queens College, CUNY, 1974-8
  • Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Queens College, CUNY, 1979-84
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Brandeis University, 1982-1983
  • Visiting Research Professor, The Hebrew University 1984-1985
  • Professor, Department of Sociology Queens College, CUNY, 1985-95
  • Blaustein Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, Yale University, 1987
  • Visiting Professor, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1988-90
  • Associate Professor, The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University, 1992-2000
  • Professor, The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University, 2000-2006
  • Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, 2005 -
  • Director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU Wagner, 2008
In the News Electronic Publications Publications

Doctoral Dissertation

  1. "Interethnic Marriage and Friendship", Columbia University, 1974.

Authored Books

  1. Steven M. Cohen, Interethnic Marriage and Friendship, New York: Arno Press, 1980.
  2. Steven M. Cohen, American Modernity and Jewish Identity, New York: Routledge, 1983.
  3. Steven M. Cohen, American Assimilation or Jewish Revival? Bloomington: Indiana Uni­versity Press, 1988.
  4. Samuel C. Heilman and Steven M. Cohen, Cosmopolitans and Parochials: Modern Orthodox Jews in America. Chicago: University of Chi­cago Press, 1989.
  5. Charles Liebman and Steven M. Cohen, Two Worlds of Judaism: The Is­raeli and American Experiences. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.
  6. Steven M. Cohen and Arnold Eisen, The Jew Within: Self, Family, and Community in the United States, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000
  7. Lisa D. Grant, Diane Tickton Schuster, Meredith Woocher, Steven M. Cohen, A Journey of Heart and Mind: Transformative Jewish Learning in Adulthood. Jewish Theological Seminary of America. 2004.
  8. Isa Aron, Steven M. Cohen, Lawrence A. Hoffman, and Ari Y. Kelman, Sacred Strategies: Transforming Syngogues from Functional to Visionary. Herndon VA: Alban Institute, 2010.

Edited Books

  1. Steven M. Cohen, Jonathan Woocher, & Bruce Phillips (eds.), Perspec­tives in Jewish Population Studies, Boulder: Westview, 1984.
  2. Steven M. Cohen & Paula E. Hyman (eds.), The Jewish Family: Myths and Reality, New York: Holmes & Meier, 1986.
  3. Ronald Dotterer, Deborah Dash Moore, and Steven M. Cohen (eds.), Jewish Settlement and Community in the Modern Western World, Selinsgrove, Pa.: Susquehanna University Press, and London and Toronto: Associat­ed University Presses, 1991.
  4. Steven M. Cohen and Gabriel Horenczyk (eds.), National and Cultural Variations in Modern Jewish Identity, Albany NY: SUNY Press, 1999.
  5. Harvey E. Goldberg, Steven M. Cohen, and Ezra Kopelowitz (eds.), DYNAMIC BELONGING: Contemporary Jewish Collective Identities. Berghan Press, 2011.

Chapters in Books, etc.

  1. Steven M. Cohen, S. Dessel, & M. Pelavin, "The Changing Role of Women in Jewish Communal Affairs: A Look into the UJA," in Elizabeth Koltun (ed.), The Jewish Woman: New Perspectives, New York: Schocken, 1976.
  2. Steven M. Cohen, "Trends in Jewish Philanthropy," American Jewish Year Book, 1980: 29‑51.
  3. Steven M. Cohen & Paul Ritterband, "The Social Characteristics of the Jews of Greater New York," American Jewish Year Book, 1984: 128‑161.
  4. Steven M. Cohen & Paul Ritterband, "Why Contemporary American Jews Want Small Families," in Paul Ritterband (ed.), Modern Jewish Fertility, Lei­den: Brill, 1981: 209‑231.
  5. Steven M. Cohen, "The American Jewish Family Today," American Jewish Year Book, 1982: 136‑154.
  6. Steven M. Cohen, "The 1981‑2 National Survey of American Jews," American Jewish Year Book, 1983: 89‑110.
  7. Jonathan Woocher & Steven M. Cohen, "Guidelines for the Design & Use of Jewish Population Studies," Pp. 3-18 in Steven M. Cohen, Jonathan Woocher, & Bruce Phillips (eds.), Perspec­tives in Jewish Population Studies, Boulder: Westview, 1984.
  8. Steven M. Cohen, "An Annotated Inventory of Questions for Local Jewish Population Studies," Pp. 167-212 in Steven M. Cohen, Jonathan Woocher, & Bruce Phillips (eds.), Perspec­tives in Jewish Population Studies, Boulder: Westview, 1984.
  9. Steven M. Cohen, "The Quality of American Jewish Life: Better or Worse?" Pp. 23‑49 in Steven Bayme (ed.), Facing the Future: Essays on Contemporary Jewish Life, Ktav, 1989.
  10. Steven M. Cohen, "To Strengthen Weak Ties: The Conservative Movement and the Country of Israel," Pp. 59‑66 in John S. Ruskay and David Szonyi (eds.), Zi­onism and the Conservative/Masorti Movement, The Jewish Theo­logical Seminary, 1990.
  11. Steven M. Cohen, "Israel in the Jewish Identity of American Jews: A Study in Duali­ties and Contrasts," Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jew­ish Studies 8, No. 3 (Spring 1990): 1‑15. Also, pp. 119‑136 in David M. Gordis and Yoav Ben‑Horin (eds.), Jewish Identity in America, University of Judaism, 1991.
  12. Steven M. Cohen, "Are American and Israeli Jews Drifting Apart?" Pp. 119‑133 in David Teutsch (ed.), Imagining the Jewish Future, State University of New York Press, 1992.
  13. Steven M. Cohen, "An Overview of the Canadian Jewish Community," Pp. 39‑57 in Robert J. Brym et al. (eds.), The Jews in Canada, Oxford University Press, 1993.
  14. Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Content versus Jewish Continuity," Pp. 395-416 in Robert Seltzer and Norman Cohen (eds.), The Americanization of the Jews, NYU Press, 1994.
  15. Steven M. Cohen, "Did American Jews Really Grow More Distant from Israel (1983‑1993)? ‑‑ A Re‑consideration," in Alon Gal (ed.), Envisioning Israel, Wayne State University Press and Magnus Press, 1996.
  16. Steven M. Cohen, “Day School Parents in Conservative Synagogues,” Pp. 18-23 in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Jewish Identity and Religious Commitment, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1997.
  17. Steven M. Cohen, “The Conversion Illusion,” Pp. 29-35 in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Jewish Identity and Religious Commitment, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1997.
  18. Steven M. Cohen and Arnold M. Eisen, “The Jew Within: Self, Community, and Commitment Among the Variety of Moderately Affiliated,” Boston: The Wilstein Institute of Jewish Policy Studies, 1998.
  19. Steven M. Cohen, “Money Matters: Incentives and Obstacles to Jewish Day School Enrollment in the United States,” in Israel Rich and Michael Rosenak (eds.) Abiding Challenge; Research in Jewish Education, London & Tel Aviv: Freund, 1999
  20. Gerald B. Bubis and Steven M. Cohen, "American Jewish Leaders View Board-Staff Relations," in Gerald B. Bubis (ed.) The Director had a Heart Attack and the President Resigned: Board-Staff Relations for the 21st Century, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1999.
  21. Steven M. Cohen and Charles S. Liebman, “Israel and American Jewry in the 21st Century: A Search for New Relationships.” In Allon Gal and Alfred Gottschalk (eds.) North American Jewry and Israel: Beyond Survival and Philanthropy, Hebrew Union College Press, 2000, pp. 3-24.
  22. Steven M. Cohen, "Assessing the Vitality of the Conservative Movement," in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), The Jews in the Center: Conservative Synagogues and Their Members, Rutgers University Press, 2000.
  23. Steven M. Cohen, “Camp Ramah and Adult Jewish Identity,” in Sheldon A. Dorph (ed.) RAMAH: Reflections at 50: Visions for a New Century, National Ramah Commission, 2000, pp. 95-129.
  24. Steven M. Cohen, “Jewish Identity Research in the United States,” in Sol Encel and Leslie Stein (editors), Jewish Continuity, Committment and Survival. Praeger Press, 2004, pp. 1-22.
  25. Steven M. Cohen and Shaul Kelner, “Why of Jewish Parents Send their Children to Day Schools,” pp. 80-100 in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice, University Press of New England, 2007.
  26. Steven M. Cohen, “The Differential Impact of Jewish Education on Adult Jewish Identity,” pp. 34-58 in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice, University Press of New England, 2007.
  27. Shaul Kelner and Steven M. Cohen, “Toward The Study Of Community Effects On Jewish Engagement: The Case Of Educational Enrollment,”pp. 257-274 in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice, University Press of New England, 2007.
  28. Steven M. Cohen. 2008. “What Should We Know About Jewish Identity?” in Linda D. Bloomberg, Paul A, Flexner, Roberta L. Goodman, editors, What We NOW Know About Jewish Education. Los Angeles: Torah Aura Productions.
  29. Steven M. Cohen and Veinstein, Judith. Forthcoming. “Who You Knew Affects How You Jew: The Impact of Jewish Networks in Childhood upon Adult Jewish Identity.”In Helena Miller, Lisa Grant and Alex Pomson (eds.), The International Handbook of Jewish Education, (New York: Springer.), 2011.
  30. Steven M. Cohen. 2011. “From Jewish People to Jewish Purpose:Establishment Leaders & their Non-Establishment Successors,” in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Young Jewish Leaders (tentative title), Brandeis University Press.
  31. Steven M. Cohen. 2011. “ Expressive, Progressive, and Protective: Three Impulses for Innovative Organizing among Young Jews Today,” ,” in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Young Jewish Leaders (tentative title), Brandeis University Press.

Articles in Refereed Journals
  1. Steven M. Cohen, "The Impact of Jewish Education on Religious Identification & Prac­tice," Jewish Social Studies (October, 1974): 316‑326.
  2. Singer, Steven M. Cohen, R. Garfinkel, & L. Srole, "Replicating Psy­chiatric Ratings Through Multiple Regression Analysis," Journal of Health & Social Beha­vior (December 1976).
  3. Steven M. Cohen, "Socioeconomic Determinants of Intraethnic Marriage & Friendship," Social Forces (June 1977): 997‑1010.
  4. Steven M. Cohen & Robert E. Kapsis, "Religion, Ethnicity & Party Affiliation in the United States," Social Forces (December 1977): 637‑653.
  5. Steven M. Cohen & Robert E. Kapsis, "Participation of Blacks, Puerto Ricans, & Whites in Voluntary Associations," Social Forces (June 1978): 1053‑1071.
  6. Steven M. Cohen, "Will Jews Keep Giving? Prospects for the Jewish Charitable Communi­ty," Journal of Jewish Communal Service (Fall 1978): 59‑71.
  7. Steven M. Cohen, "American Jewish Feminism: A Study in Conflicts & Compromises," Ame­rican Behavioral Scientist (July 1980): 519‑559.
  8. Steven M. Cohen & Leonard Fein, "From Integration to Survival: American Jew­ish Anxieties in Transition," Annals of the American Academy of Po­litical and Social Science (July, 1985): 75‑88.
  9. Steven M. Cohen, "Israeli ֹmigrants a The New York Federation: A Case Study in Ambiva­lent Poli­cy-making for Jewish Communal Deviants," Contemporary Jew­ry, Volume 7, 1985: 155‑165.
  10. Steven M. Cohen, "From Romantic Idealists to Loving Realists: The Changing Place of Israel in the Consciousness of American Jews," Survey of Jewish Af­fairs 1985: 169‑182.
  11. Steven M. Cohen, "Outreach to the Marginally Affiliated: Evidence and Implications for Policy-makers in Jewish Education," Journal of Jewish Communal Service 62, No. 2 (Winter 1985): 147‑157.
  12. Samuel Heilman & Steven M. Cohen, "Ritual Variation among Modern Orthodox Jews in the United States," Studies in Contemporary Jewry, II, (1986): 164‑187.
  13. Steven M. Cohen and Gerald B. Bubis, "The Impact of Denomination: Differences in the Israel‑Related Opinions of American Rabbis and Jewish Communal Workers," Jewish Political Studies Review 2, Nos. 1 & 2 (Spring 1990): 137-163.
  14. Steven M. Cohen, "Geographic Variations in Participation in Israel Experience Youth Programs," Journal of Jewish Communal Service (Winter 1994‑95):212-220.
  15. Steven M. Cohen, "The Impact of Varieties of Jewish Education Upon Jewish Identity: An Inter‑Generational Perspective." Contemporary Jewry v. 16, 1995: 68-96.
  16. Steven M. Cohen, “Review Essay: Feminist Perspectives in Jewish Studies,” Contemporary Jewry 17, 1996: 159-166.
  17. Steven M. Cohen, “Re-engineering the Jewish Community,” Journal of Jewish Communal Service 73/1 (Fall 1996): 6-13 [lead article]. Also pp. 199-210 in Norman Linzer, D. J. Schnall, and J. A. Chanes (eds.), A Portrait of the American Jewish Community, Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger, 1998.
  18. Steven M. Cohen and Charles S. Liebman, “Understanding American Jewish Liberalism,” Public Opinion Quarterly 61/3 (Fall 1997): 405-430 [lead article].
  19. Barry Chazan and Steven M. Cohen, “What We Know About American Jewish Youth: Some Implications for Birthright Israel,” Journal of Jewish Communal Service 77/2 (Winter 2000): 76-82.
  20. Steven M. Cohen, “The Utility of Long Interviews in the Study of American Jews,” Contemporary Jewry 21 (2000): 3-22.
  21. Tova Hartman Halbertal and Steven M. Cohen, “Gender Variations in Jewish Identity:Practices and Attitudes in Conservative Congregations,” Contemporary Jewry 22 (2001): 37-64.
  22. Steven M. Cohen. “Religiosity and Ethnicity: Jewish Identity Trends in the United States.” Studies in Contemporary Jewry (2002).
  23. Steven M. Cohen, “Relationships of American Jews with Israel; what we know and what we need to know,” Contemporary Jewry23 (2002) 132-155.
  24. Steven M. Cohen, Jeffrey S. Kress, and Aryeh Davidson. “Rating Rabbinic Roles: A Survey of Conservative Congregational Rabbis and Lay Leaders,” Conservative Judaism (Fall 2003): 72-90.
  25. Steven M. Cohen, ” Engaging the Next Generation of American Jews: Distinguishing the In-married, Inter-married, and Non-married,” Journal of Jewish Communal Service (Fall/Winter 2005): 43-52.
  26. Steven M. Cohen, “The Ambivalent American Jewish Historian.” Review of Jonathan D. Sarna. American Judaism: A History. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004.The Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol. 96, No. 3 (Summer 2006) 433–436.
  27. Jeffrey Kress, Steven M. Cohen, and Aryeh Davidson. 2007. “Perceptions and Roles of Conservative Rabbis: Findings and Implications Related to Identity and Education.” Journal of Jewish Education, 73:191–207.
  28. Steven M. Cohen, Caryn Aviv and Ari Y. Kelman. 2009. “Gay, Jewish, or Both? Sexual Orientation and Jewish Engagement.” Journal of Jewish Communal Service 84, 1/2 (WInter/Spring): 154-166.
  29. Isa Aron, Steven M. Cohen, Lawrence Hoffman, and Ari Y. Kelman. 2009 “Functional and Visionary Congregations.” CCAR Journal (Winter): 10-25.
  30. Steven M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman Thinking About Distancing from Israel. Contemporary Jewry. 2010.
  31. Steven M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman. Distancing is Closer than Ever. Contemporary Jewry. 2010.
  32. Sarah Bunin Benor and Steven M. Cohen. Talking Jewish: The “Ethnic English”of American Jews. Studies in Contemporary Jewry 25: 62-78. 2011.
Selected Social Research
  1. Steven M. Cohen, "Attitudes of American Jews Toward Israel & Israelis," Ameri­can Jewish Committee, 1983.
  2. Steven M. Cohen, "The Political Attitudes of American Jews" American Jewish Committee, 1984.
  3. Steven M. Cohen, "Ties and Tensions: The 1986 Survey of American Jewish Attitudes To­ward Israel and Israelis." American Jewish Committee, 1987.
  4. Steven M. Cohen, "Ties and Tensions: An Update ‑‑ The 1989 Survey of American Jewish Attitudes Toward Israel and Israelis." American Jewish Com­mittee, 1989.
  5. Steven M. Cohen, "The Dimensions of Jewish Liberalism." American Jewish Com­mittee, 1989.
  6. Steven M. Cohen, "Alternative Families in the Jewish Community: Singles, Single Pa­rents, Child­less and Intermarried." American Jewish Commit­tee, 1989.
  7. Steven M. Cohen, "Israel‑Diaspora Relations: A Survey of American Jewish Leaders." Tel‑Aviv: Israel‑Diaspora Institute, 1990.
  8. Steven M. Cohen and Jacob Ukeles, “The Detroit Area Jewish Population Study,” 1990, UAI, Inc.
  9. Steven M. Cohen, "Content and Continuity: Two Bases for Jewish Commitment." American Jewish Committee, 1991.
  10. Steven M. Cohen and Seymour Martin Lipset, "Attitudes Toward the Arab‑Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process Among American Jewish Philanthropic Leaders," The Wilstein Institute, University of Judaism, 1991.
  11. Steven M. Cohen, "After the Gulf War: American Jews' Attitudes Toward Israel ‑‑ The 1991 National Survey," American Jewish Committee, 1991.
  12. Steven M. Cohen, "The Coming Generation of Jewish Communal Professionals," Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University. In S. M. Cohen, S. B. Fishman, J. D. Sarna, & C. S. Liebman Expectations, education and experience of Jewish professional leaders: report of the Wexner Foundation research project on contemporary Jewish professional leadership (pp. 1-30). Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University, and Argov Center for the Study of Israel and the Jewish People, Bar Ilan University. 1995.
  13. Steven M. Cohen, “Religious Stability and Ethnic Decline: Emerging Patterns of Jewish Identity in the United States,” New York: Jewish Community Centers Association, 1998.
  14. Steven M. Cohen and Gerald B. Bubis, “Post-Zionist” Philanthropists: Emerging Attitudes of American Jewish Leaders Toward Communal Allocations.” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1998.
  15. Steven M. Cohen and Alan Ganapol, 1998. Building Jewish Identity: A Study of Young Judaea Alumni. New York: Hadassah.
  16. Steven M. Cohen, Religion and the Public Square: Attitudes of American Jews in Comparative Perspective, Center for Jewish Community Studies, 2000.
  17. Kotler-Berkowitz, Laurence, Steven M. Cohen, Jonathon Ament, Vivian Klaff, Frank Mott and Danyelle Peckerman-Neuman. 2003. The National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01: Strength, Challenge and Diversity in the American Jewish Population. New York: United Jewish Communities.
  18. Steven M. Cohen, Jewish Educational Background: Trends and Variations Among Today’s Jewish Adults, United Jewish Communities Report Series on the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01, Report 1, 2004, www.ujc.org/njps.

  1. Steven M. Cohen and Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz, The Impact of Childhood Jewish Education upon Adults’ Jewish Identity: Schooling, Israel travel, Camping and Youth Groups, United Jewish Communities Report Series on the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01, Report 3, 2004, www.ujc.org/njps.
  2. Steven M. Cohen, “Philanthropic Giving among American Jews: Contributions to Federation, Jewish and Non-Jewish Causes, United Jewish Communities Report Series on the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01, Report 4,” 2004, www.ujc.org/njps.
Selected Applied Social Research
  1. Ritterband, Paul and Steven M. Cohen. “Will the well run dry? The future of Jewish giving in America.” Policy Studies (Jan. 1979) 1-8
  2. Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Travel to Israel: Incentives and Inhibitions Among U.S. & Canadian Teenagers." The Jewish Agency, 1986.
  3. Steven M. Cohen and Susan Wall, "Recruiting and Retaining Senior Personnel in Jewish Education: A Focus Group Study." The Jewish Agency, 1987.
  4. Steven M. Cohen, "Unity and Polarization in Judaism Today: The Attitudes of American and Is­raeli Jews." American Jewish Committee, 1988.
  5. Steven M. Cohen, "Are American and Israeli Jews Drifting Apart?" American Jewish Commit­tee, 1989.
  6. Steven M. Cohen, "Soviet Jews in the USSR ‑‑ A Community in Transition," Cum­mings Foundation, 1991.
  7. Steven M. Cohen and Susan Wall, "Excellence in Youth Trips to Israel," Jewish Educational Services of North America, 1993.
  8. Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Outreach: Challenges, Strategies, and Philanthropic Oppor­tunities," American Jewish Committee, 1993.
  9. Steven M. Cohen and Barry Holtz, "Best Practices in Jewish Education: Jewish Community Centers," Council for Initiatives in Jewish Education, 1996.
  10. Schor, Judith and Steven M. Cohen. 2002. “Centering on Professionals: The 2001 Study of JCC Personnel in North America.” New York: Florence G. Heller / JCCA Research Center.
  11. Steven M. Cohen, Shifra Bronznick, Didi Goldenhar, Shaul Kelner, and Sherry Israel, “Creating Gender Equity and Organizational Effectiveness in the Jewish Federation System,” Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community, 2004.
  12. Steven M. Cohen and Judith Schor, “The Alumni of Five Israel Experience Programs and Their Distinctive Jewish Identity Profiles.” Jerusalem: The Alliance for Educational Programs in Israel, 2004.
  13. Steven M. Cohen and Judith Schor, “Gender Variation in the Careers of Conservative Rabbis Ordained Since 1985,” Rabbinical Assembly, 2004.
  14. Steven M. Cohen and Keith Kahn-Harris, “The Identities of Moderately Engaged Jews: Highlights of the UJIA Study of Jewish Identity in the UK,” London: United Jewish Israel Appeal, 2004.
  15. Steven M. Cohen and Michelle Lynn-Sachs, “The RE‑IMAGINE Project of New York: Assessing a Collaborative Intervention in Five Congregations,” Report Submitted to COJIR, UJA-Federation of New York, 2005.
  16. Steven M. Cohen and Ezra Kopelowitz, “Long-Term Programs in Israel for American Jews 18-29: Attitudes toward Financial Incentives and Program Elements,” Jewish Agency for Israel, 2005.
  17. Steven M. Cohen, “The Students at HUC: A Four-Campus Study of Satisfaction, Characteristics, and Professional Plans,” HUC-JIR, 2005.
  18. Steven M. Cohen, “HUC-JIR ALUMNI SURVEY of 2005: The Views of Rabbis, Cantors, Educators, and Communal Professionals,” HUC-JIR, 2006.
  19. Steven M. Cohen, “The HUC-JIR Study of Lay Leaders of Reform Judaism,” HUC-JIR, 2006.
  20. Steven M. Cohen, “Jewish Overnight Summer Camps in Southern California: A Marketing Study,” New York: Foundation for Jewish Camping, 2006.
  21. Steven M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman, “Cultural Events and Jewish Identities: Young Adult Jews in New York,” National Foundation for Jewish Culture, 2006.
  22. Steven M. Cohen and Shuli Passow, “Full-Time Teachers for the CentralSynagogue Religious School: Assessing an Experiment in Educational Innovation,” New York: Central Synagogue, 2006.
  23. Steven M. Cohen, “Chabad Houses as an Exercise in Post-modern Jewish Education,” in Barry Chazan and David Bryfman, “Home Away From Home,” Chabad on Campus International Foundation, 2006.
  24. Steven M. Cohen, “Members and Motives: Who Joins American Jewish Congregations and Why.” Los Angeles: S3K Synagogue Studies Institute, 2006.
  25. Steven M. Cohen. “A Tale of Two Jewries: The ‘Inconvenient Truth’ for American Jews.” New York: Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation. 2006.
  26. Steven M. Cohen. “Gays, Lesbians, and the Conservative Movement: The JTS Survey of Conservative Clergy, Students, Professionals, and Lay Leaders.” New York: Jewish Theological Seminary. 2007.
  27. Steven M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman, “The Continuity of Discontinuity,” Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, 2007.
  28. Steven M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman, “Beyond Distancing: Young Adult American Jews and Their Alienation from Israel,” Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, 2007.
  29. Steven M. Cohen, J. Shawn Landres, Elie Kaunfer, and Michelle Shain, “Emergent Jewish Communities and their Participants,” S3k Synagogue Studies Institute & Mechon Hadar, 2007.
  30. Steven M. Cohen,”Changes in American Jewish Identities since 1948: From Norms to Aesthetics,” Changing Jewish Communities 15March 2008. Jerusalem: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.Available at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=254&PID=0&IID=1747.
  31. Steven M. Cohen And Ari Y. Kelman, “UNCOUPLED How our Singles are Reshaping Jewish Engagement.” New York: The Jewish Identity Project of Reboot Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, www.acbp.net, 2008, or http://www.acbp.net/About/PDF/uncoupled.pdf .
  32. Steven M. Cohen and Judith Veinstein, “Connecting a Community of Learners:The Limmud NY Experience, 20088.” New York: Limmud 2008.
  33. Steven M. Cohen and Judith Veinstein, “Israeli Jews in Greater New York: Their Numbers, Characteristics, and Patterns of Jewish Engagement.” New York: UJA-Federation of New York, 2009.
  34. Steven M. Cohen and Judith Veinstein, “Jewish Camping in Toronto …” Toronto: UJA-Federation of Greater Toronto, and New York: Foundation for Jewish Camp, 2009.
  35. Steven M. Cohen and Dasee Berkowitz, “Patterns of Singularity …” New York: Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, 2009.
  36. Steven M. Cohen and Lawrence A. Hoffman, “How Spiritual are America’s Jews?” New York: Synagogue 3000. 2009.
  37. Steven M. Cohen. “Non-Jews in Jewish Families: The Context and Background of Communal Decision-Making,” in … New York: American Jewish Committee, 2009.
  38. Steven M. Cohen and Judith Veinstein, “Recruiting Jewish Campers A Study Of The Midwestern Market.” New York: Foundation for Jewish Camp. 2010.
  39. Steven M. Cohen. ”Highly Engaged Young American Jews: Contrasts in Generational Ethos.” Changing Jewish Communities 60. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. September 15 2010.
  40. Steven M. Cohen, Ezra Kopelowitz, Jack Ukeles, and Minna Wolf, “Assessing the Impact of Senior Jewish Educators and Campus Entrepreneurs Initiative Interns on the Jewish Engagement of College Students.” San Francisco: The Jim Joseph Foundation. 2010.
  41. Steven M. Cohen and Ezra Kopelowitz, “Long-term trips to Israel: The contribution to Jewish commitment and leadership.” New York & Jerusalem: Masa Israel Journey, 2010.
  42. Steven M. Cohen, “Profiling the Professionals: Who’s Serving Our Communities?” New York: Jewish Communal Service Assocation & Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU Wagner. 2010.
  43. Steven M. Cohen, Ron Miller, Ira Sheskin, and Berna Torr. “Camp Works.” New York: Foundation for Jewish Camp. 2011.

Selected Articles in Periodicals

  1. Steven M. Cohen, "The Case for Conflict in Jewish Communal Life," Response 30‑31 (Summer‑Fall 1976): 5‑12.
  2. Steven M. Cohen, "The Sharansky Affair," Moment (October 1977): 52‑55.
  3. Paul Ritterband & Steven M. Cohen, "Will the Well Run Dry? The Future of Jewish Giv­ing in America," N.Y.: National Jewish Conference Center, (January 1979): 16 pp.
  4. Steven M. Cohen with Susannah Heschel, "Alternative Approaches to Soviet Jew­ish Emigra­tion," National Jewish Resource Center, (November 1979): 12 pp.
  5. Steven M. Cohen, "What American Jews Believe," Moment (July 1982): 23‑27.
  6. Steven M . Cohen, "American Jews and Israel: Pragmatic, Critical, But Still in Love," Jerusalem Letter, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, (13 November 1983).
  7. Steven M. Cohen. “What we think; results of this year's National Survey of American Jews.” Moment 10,2 (1985) 34-42
  8. Steven M. Cohen, "Education & Intermarriage," Moment (November 1986): 17‑20.
  9. Steven M. Cohen, "The One in 2000 Controversy," Moment (March 1987): 11‑17.
  10. Steven M. Cohen, "The Self‑Defeating Surplus," Moment (June 1987): 29‑34.
  11. Steven M. Cohen, "Are Reform Jews Abandoning Israel?" Reform Judaism (Spring 1988): 4‑5, 24.
  12. Steven M. Cohen, "Amoral Zionists, Moralizing Universalists and Conditional Doves," Moment (August 1989): 56‑57.
  13. Steven M. Cohen, "Undue Stress on Anti‑Semitism," Sh'ma 19/376, (September 1, 1989).
  14. Steven M. Cohen, "What Ever Happened to Jewish Pluralism?" Pp. 159‑167 in Jules Har­low (ed.) Proceedings of the Rabbinical Assembly (1989) LI, 1990.
  15. Steven M. Cohen, "Publicly Loyal, Privately Critical," Los Angeles Times, Op‑ed, (Feb­ruary 10, 1990).
  16. Steven M. Cohen, "Jews in the U.S.: The Next Generation," The Public Perspective: A Roper Center Review of Public Opinion and Polling, 2/1 (November/December 1990): 9‑10.
  17. Steven M. Cohen, "What Ever Happened to Jewish Pluralism?" The Rabbinical Assembly: Proceedings 1989, 1990: 158‑167
  18. Steven M. Cohen, "Why Reform Risks Isolation," Reform Judaism, (Spring 1991): 34‑35.
  19. Steven M. Cohen. “Promoting a divided Israel among a divided Conservative community.” Proceedings of the Rabbinical Assembly 52 (1991) 35-44
  20. Steven M. Cohen, "Why Intermarriage May Not Threaten Jewish Continuity," Moment, (December 1994): 54, ff.
  21. Steven M. Cohen, “Israel and American Jewry; a search for new relationships.” Avar ve'Atid 3,2 (1996) 110-126
  22. Jack Wertheimer, Charles S. Liebman, & Steven M. Cohen, “How to Save American Jews,” Commentary 101, No. 1 (January 1996): 47-51.
  23. Steven M. Cohen, “A Liberal Defense of Judgmentalism,” Sh’ma 27/516 (September 6, 1996): 6-9.
  24. Charles S. Liebman and Steven M. Cohen, “Jewish Liberalism Revisited,” Commentary 102, No. 5 (November 1996): 51-53.
  25. Steven M. Cohen, “De-Constructing the Outreach-Inreach Debate,” Conservative Judaism (Winter 1997): 26-33.
  26. Steven M. Cohen, “Intermarriage and the Jewish Future,” pp. 10-19 in A Statement on the Jewish Future, American Jewish Committee, 1997.
  27. Steven M. Cohen, “Non-denominational & Post-denominational – Two Tendencies in American Jewry,” Contact (Summer 2005): 7-8.
  28. Steven M. Cohen and Jack Wertheimer, “Whatever Happened to the Jewish People?” Commentary 121, No. 6 (June 2006): 33-37.
  29. Steven M. Cohen. “Changes in American Jewish Identities Since 1948: From Norms to Aesthetics.” The [HUC-JIR] Chronicle 72: 7-12, 2009.
  30. Steven M. Cohen. “New Jewish Organizing.” Sh’ma. February 2010.
  31. Steven M. Cohen, “Highly Engaged Young American Jews: Contrasts in Generational Ethos.” Changing Jewish Communities, No.60, 15 September 2010. Jerusalem: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
  32. Steven M. Cohen. “Marshall Sklare Award Lecture.”December 19, 2010, Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry
Awards
  1. Abraham Cahan Prize in Jewish Journalism, for best article in Jewish journalism in 1996 (with Jack Wertheimer and Charles S. Liebman), 1997.
  2. Forward Fifty, 2003 and 2010.
  3. Marshall Sklare Award, ASSJ, December 2010
  4. Doctor of Hebrew Letters (honoris causa), Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 2011.
  5. National Jewish Book Award, 2011.
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