Anita Diamant’s first work of fiction, The Red Tent was published in 1997 and was awarded 2001's Booksense Book of the Year. She is the author of two other novels, Good Harbor, and The Last Days of Dogtown, a collection of essays and six non-fiction guides to contemporary Jewish life, including How to Raise a Jewish Child; The New Jewish Wedding Book; and Choosing a Jewish Life. 

Anita is also a founder and the president of Mayyim Hayyim, Living Waters Community Mikveh and the Paula J. Brody Family Education Center.   An active member of the Boston Jewish community, Anita Diamant is also a committed Reform Jew. 

We are proud to welcome Anita Diamant to our 2008 Cohon Lecture series.

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Rabbi Beryl D. Cohon was the founding rabbi of Temple Sinai until his retirement in 1964.  He passed away in 1976.  This special Friday evening lecture is held each year in his memory, coordinated by the Cohon Lecture Committee, which is chaired by Lillian Shulman, and supported by the Cohon Memorial Lecture Fund at Temple Sinai. 

For a history of the annual Cohon lecture, click on the link below.