Join us for a Shavuot of learning and community, featuring Kesher's Rachel Cohen!
Shavuot Programming
Leil Shavuot Communal Dinner (Registration Required)
Sunday, June 1, 2025, 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM at Kesher Israel.
Join us for a dairy dinner before learning begins!
Tikkun Leil
Sunday, June 1, 2025, starting at 11:30 PM at Kesher Israel
Join us for all night learning, Tikkun Leil Shavuot, headlined by Rachel Cohen. Full schedule coming soon.
Shavuot Second Day Mix and Match Lunch (Registration Required)
Tuesday, June 3, 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Meet new people, eat food, and savor the last meal of yontif together!
Kesher Kids and Families Shavuot Ice Cream Party at the Shafner Backyard
Tuesday, June 3, 4:00 PM at the Rabbinic Residence
Shavuot Full Schedule
Sunday, June 1 (Erev Shavuot) Candle Lighting 8:09PM Mincha 8:10 PM Maariv Leil Shavuot Communal Dinner 9:30 PM Tikkun Leil Shavuot, headlined by Rachel Cohen: "Echoes Across Generations: From Bereishit to Megillat Ruth" 11:30PM Monday, June 2 (Shavuot I) Neitz Shacharit (Sunrise is 5:44 AM) 5:20 AM Shacharit 9:00 AM Class at the Rabbinic Residence led by Rachel Cohen on, "Torah in Motion: Halachic Responsa Through the Ages" 4:00 PM Mincha 8:10 PM Maariv (approx) 8:40 PM Candle Lighting not before 9:16 PM Tuesday, June 3 (Shavuot II) Shacharit with Megillat Rut and Yizkor 7:30 AM Shacharit with Megillat Rut and Yizkor 9:00 AM Shavuot Second Day Mix and Match Lunch (Register by 5/27) 12:30 PM Kesher Kids and Families Shavuot Ice Cream Party at the Shafner Backyard 4:00 PM Mincha, followed by a shiur led by Rachel Cohen on "Rising From the Depths: How Struggle Leads to Redemption" 8:10 PM
Maariv/Havdalah 9:17 PM
About Rachel Cohen
Rachel Cohen joined Keshe
r as Community Scholar & Yoetzet Halacha in 2024.
Rachel was born in New York, but grew up in Israel. She started her career as a software engineer before transitioning to Jewish engagement and education full-time. Over the past fifteen years, Rachel has worked as a program director and Jewish educator in Israel, Canada and Australia, delivering engaging educational experiences with the versatility needed to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.
Through Nishmat's Yoetzet Halacha program, Rachel has developed both the knowledge and experience to help women navigate Taharat HaMishpachah and related areas in a practical and meaningful way. From teaching brides, to giving refresher courses to married women, to training mikvah shomrot, Rachel has built lasting relationships through the enrichment of women’s halachic observance.
Rachel lives in Chicago, with her husband, Rabbi Barak Cohen, and their three children, Eliana, Shai, and Odeyah.
Rachel is available for questions and can be reached at yoetzet@kesher.org.