Cohen is Dead

Cohen has Died

During morning prayers Cohen officiated from the back bench of the Synagogue. Every word and movement had to be right. God was watching.

To me as an American the men at worship were obsessive compulsives in need of a little improvisation. I kept that bit of ‘wisdom’ to myself, as it was challenging enough to follow the prayers.

Nevertheless, I clashed with Cohen. He insisted on pruning the rose bush in the garden. It is a sin to interfere with living things animal or vegetable.

Last week he succumbed to a heart attack. He was 83.