Jewish Spirituality and Education

Merkaz Hashachar supports a variety of projects run by Rabbi Sara
Cohen, including spiritual retreats, outreach to new immigrants, classes
in Judaism for special needs populations, and conversion courses.

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Class with new immigrants in the Hevel Eilot region

Rabbi Sara Cohen

Rabbi Sara Cohen​

Rabbi Sara Cohen is a member of Kibbutz Ketura in the southern Arava,
and was ordained at the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem in 2017.

Rabbi Sara currently serves as a rabbi on Ketura and in the Hevel
Eilot region, through an arrangement with the Israeli government which
recognizes the work of non-Orthodox rabbis.

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Bar and Bat mitzvah lessons

Spiritual retreat

Rabbi Sara’s programs are based on an attitude towards Judaism that is
open, inclusive, diverse and egalitarian, while respectful of the rich heritage and history of Jewish tradition.

You can contact Rabbi Sara: 

Email – Sara@ketura.co.il