Teshuvah and the Yamim Noraim
Dr. Jack Cohen is a Torah teacher whose recorded classes gravitate toward the Yamim Noraim — Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — and the theme of teshuvah, return. Titles such as "Rosh Hashanah: CPR for the Soul," "Charging Into Rosh Hashanah" and "Yom Kippur: An Amazing Teshuvah Story" show where his attention sits.
He treats teshuvah as something concrete and reachable. In a talk like "Yom Kippur: Teshuvah Vs. Yesurin," he weighs how a person grows through their own effort against what comes through hardship, giving a listener a practical way to approach the season of judgment.
Marriage and relationships
Beyond the holidays, Dr. Cohen teaches on dating and marriage, one of his core subject areas. Here he brings Torah values to bear on the ordinary work of building and keeping a relationship, an area where clear, grounded guidance is always in demand.
His approach in this area is practical rather than abstract. He aims to give couples and singles usable perspective — how to think, what to prioritize — rather than only theory, which is part of why this material draws a steady audience.
Emunah and simcha
Faith and joy are threads that run through his teaching. A short talk simply titled "Simcha" reflects his interest in how a Jew cultivates genuine happiness, and his emunah material encourages trust in Hashem as the foundation for that happiness.
Taken together, his classes on the holidays, on marriage and on emunah share a single aim: helping a listener live a more deliberate, more joyful Jewish life. He keeps the ideas accessible so they can actually be put into practice.
Finding kosher Torah video for your family
FilteredTube is a kosher video service built for Jewish families — every single video is approved against one written standard before it can appear, with no open feed, no comments, and no surprises. It is a calm, safe place to look for the Torah and Jewish music you love.
If your family enjoys teachers like Dr. Jack Cohen, search FilteredTube for the speakers and topics that matter most to you. With a daf yomi shelf, a weekly parsha shelf, topic shelves, audio-only listening for the car, and a kids mode with a PIN, kosher Jewish video is easy to reach — and the approved catalog keeps growing every day.
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Dr. Jack Cohen's classes center on teshuvah and the Yamim Noraim of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
- He weighs growth through effort against growth through hardship in his teshuvah talks.
- He also teaches on dating and marriage, applying Torah values to real relationships.
- Emunah and simcha — faith and genuine joy — run through much of his teaching.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.