Contact
Rabbi Manes Kogan
Hillcrest Jewish Center
183-02 Union Turnpike
Flushing, NY 11366
(718) 380-4145
rabbikogan@hillcrestjc.org
Rabbi Manes Kogan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He holds a degree in Psychology from The University of Buenos Aires, as well as a Masters in Jewish Education from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and received his rabbinical ordination from the Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano, the Conservative Seminary in Buenos Aires.
Rabbi Kogan is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, a graduate of the seventh rabbinic cohort of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, and a member of the inaugural cohort of the New York Rabbinic Fellowship for Visionary Leaders. Rabbi Kogan serves as a board member on the New York Board of Rabbis and as an honorary board member of NAMI (National Alliance on mental Illness) Queens/Nassau.
In 2022, Rabbi Kogan joined the US. Army as a chaplain with the New York National Guard with the rank of Captain.
Rabbi Kogan serves as the spiritual leader of Hillcrest Jewish Center, a traditional, egalitarian and participatory congregation in Fresh Meadows, New York.
Rabbi Kogan is married to Silvia Surazski Kogan, and he is the proud father of Daniela, Ilan, and Abby.
For more information, view Rabbi Kogan's CV.