Herb Kohl: “I will just add to this list his place in my heart as a beloved cousin, valued friend, and welcomed reflection of all…”

“I will just add to this list his place in my heart as a beloved cousin, valued friend, and welcomed reflection of all about our fathers that was strong, smart, and good. I thank the rabbi for his time and attention to the Senate today. Exhibit 1 Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl Baruch Frydman-Kohl is the Anne and Max Tanenbaum Senior Rabbi of Beth Tzedec Congregation, the largest synagogue community in Canada. The focus of his rabbinate has been a commitment to family education, life-long learning and care for the housebound, hospitalized and homeless. Rabbi Baruch initiated the development of a ``synaplex'' of innovative ritual and educational opportunities to encourage more participation in synagogue life. Beyond the synagogue, the Rabbi is the President of the Toronto Board of Rabbis and recently organized the Path of Abraham mission to bring Jews, Christians and Muslims to the Holy Land to explore the challenges of three religions, two nations and one land. He serves on the Board of UJA Federation of Toronto, has served on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly, and as past president of two of its regions. He was awarded a Coolidge Fellowship to pursue research in an inter-faith community at the Episcopal Divinity School at Harvard University. The Rabbi received his doctorate in Jewish Philosophy from the Jewish Theological Seminary and is a Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem.…”