Come meet the family building Jewish life in Huntsville.

 

We’re the Cohens, and we’re so glad you’re here.

Here's what brought a New Yorker, a Canadian, and a bunch of Southern-born kids to Huntsville, Alabama.

We came to North Alabama with a simple dream: to build a Jewish community that feels like home.

A place where you don’t need the right background, the right connections, or even all the answers. Just a place where you can walk in, be Jewish, meet good people, ask questions, celebrate, learn, laugh, and connect.

 

What gets us excited

We love Jewish life in all its forms. A first Shabbat dinner. A child lighting a menorah. Challah fresh from the oven. A Hebrew word that suddenly makes sense. A new friendship. An old tradition experienced in a new way.

We love bringing Jews together and creating experiences that make Judaism feel joyful, meaningful, relevant, and alive. And we especially love hearing, “I never really considered myself religious, but I truly love this.”

That’s our kind of Judaism.

So, who are we?

Rabbi Moshe grew up in Montreal as the eldest of eight. His love of Jewish learning took him around the world, but what drives him most is connection: the conversations, questions, relationships, and possibilities that help someone connect with their Judaism in their own way.

Mushka grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, as one of fourteen. From her teenage years, she spent summer breaks volunteering in Jewish communities around the world, eventually discovering the warmth of Birmingham, Alabama. She fell in love with the South and its people, and somehow convinced Moshe to come along.

In 2015, we made North Alabama home.

And then there are the Cohen Juniors.

Thank G‑d, the cream of our crop are our sweet children: Sara, Tzvika, Arik, Chaim, and Naomi. They are very much part of the outreach adventure. They’re growing up Southern, Jewish, and thinking it’s completely normal for people to show up at Chabad for Shabbat, holidays, or simply because they have a question.

 

Why Huntsville?

Because we believe a vibrant, rich lived Jewish life belongs here.  Our vision is simple: to help every Jew in North Alabama find meaning in a heritage that is already theirs.

That might be Torah study, preschool, a Shabbat dinner, a holiday celebration, a mezuzah, a Hebrew class, or a conversation over coffee.

There are countless ways to connect. We’re here for all of them. Come be part of it.

Whether you’ve been Jewish your whole life, are reconnecting, raising Jewish children, simply curious, or aren’t quite sure where you fit… there’s a place for you here.

 

Come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.