Steven M. Cohen

Dr. Steven M. Cohen, a sociologist of American Jewry, was appointed Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy at HUC-JIR/New York. Dr. Cohen, who has published widely since earning his Ph.D. in Sociology at Columbia University in 1974, divides his time between New York and Jerusalem, where he has served as Professor at The Melton Centre for Jewish Education at The Hebrew University since 1992. Prior to that he taught at Queens College, CUNY, and held visiting professorships at Yale University and The Jewish Theological Seminary. Dr. Cohen is well known for his 2000 book, The Jew Within: Self, Family, and Community in the United States, co-authored with Arnold Eisen.

He has authored and edited more than a dozen books and countless articles exploring patterns of Jewish identity and community in the U.S. and elsewhere. Some titles include: "Two Worlds of Judaism: The Israeli and American Experiences" (with Charles Liebman), "Religious Stability and Ethnic Decline: Emerging Patterns of Jewish Identity in the United States," and "De- Constructing the Outreach-Inreach Debate." His research has a strong policy orientation. He serves as the Research Director of the Florence G. Heller/JCCA Research Center, and Consultant to the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. His current research on behalf of the College-Institute's Strategic Planning Committee illuminates the lives and impact of HUC-JIR students and alumni, through a survey assessing their views on their experiences at HUC-JIR, as well as a survey of over 5,000 Reform Movement lay leaders and their views of HUC-JIR alumni.

Education

BA, Columbia College (1970)
Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Columbia University (1974)

Academic Positions Held

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Queens College, CUNY, 1974-8
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Queens College, CUNY, 1979-84
Visiting Associate Professor, Brandeis University, 1982-1983
Visiting Research Professor, The Hebrew University 1984-1985
Professor, Department of Sociology Queens College, CUNY, 1985-95
Blaustein Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, Yale University, 1987
Visiting Professor, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1988-90
Associate Professor, The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University, 1992-2000
Professor, The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University, 2000-2006
Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, 2005 -
Director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU Wagner, 2008

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Publications

Doctoral Dissertation
- "Interethnic Marriage and Friendship", Columbia University, 1974
Authored Books
- Steven M. Cohen,Interethnic Marriage and Friendship, New York: Arno Press, 1980
- Steven M. Cohen, American Modernity and Jewish Identity, New York: Routledge, 1983
- Steven M. Cohen, American Assimilation or Jewish Revival? Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988
- Samuel C. Heilman and Steven M. Cohen, Cosmopolitans and Parochials: Modern Orthodox Jews in America Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989
- Charles Liebman and Steven M. Cohen, Two Worlds of Judaism: The Israeli and American Experiences. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990
- Steven M. Cohen and Arnold Eisen, The Jew Within: Self, Family, and Community in the United States, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000
- Lisa D. Grant, Diane Tickton Schuster, Meredith Woocher, Steven M. Cohen, A Journey of Heart and Mind: Transformative Jewish in Adulthood. Jewish Theological Seminary of America. 2004
Edited Books
- Steven M. Cohen, Jonathan Woocher, & Bruce Phillips (eds.), Perspectives in Jewish Population Studies, Boulder: Westview, 1984.
- Steven M. Cohen & Paula E. Hyman (eds.), The Jewish Family: Myths and Reality, New York: Holmes & Meier, 1986
- Ronald Dotterer, Deborah Dash Moore, and Steven M. Cohen (eds.), Jewish Settlement and Community in the Modern Western World, Selinsgrove, Pa.: Susquehanna University Press, and London and Toronto: Associated University Presses, 1991
- Steven M. Cohen and Gabriel Horenczyk (eds.), National and Cultural Variations in Modern Jewish Identity, Albany NY: SUNY Press, 1999
Chapters in Books, Etc.
- Steven M. Cohen, S. Dessel, & M. Pelavin, "The Changing Role of Women in Jewish Communal Affairs: A Look into the UJA," in Elizabeth Koltun (ed.), The Jewish Woman: New Perspectives, New York: Schocken, 1976
- Steven M. Cohen, "Trends in Jewish Philanthropy," American Jewish Year Book, 1980: 29-51
- Steven M. Cohen & Paul Ritterband, "The Social Characteristics of the Jews of Greater New York," American Jewish Year Book, 1984: 128-161
- Steven M. Cohen & Paul Ritterband, "Why Contemporary American Jews Want Small Families," in Paul Ritterband (ed.), Modern Jewish Fertility, Leiden: Brill, 1981: 209-231
- Steven M. Cohen, "The American Jewish Family Today," American Jewish Year Book, 1982: 136-154
- Steven M. Cohen, "The 1981-2 National Survey of American Jews," American Jewish Year Book, 1983: 89-110
- Jonathan Woocher & Steven M. Cohen, "Guidelines for the Design & Use of Jewish Population Studies," Pp. 3-18 in Steven M. Cohen, Jonathan Woocher, & Bruce Phillips (eds.), Perspectives in Jewish Population Studies, Boulder: Westview, 1984
- Steven M. Cohen, "An Annotated Inventory of Questions for Local Jewish Population Studies," Pp. 167-212 in Steven M. Cohen, Jonathan Woocher, & Bruce Phillips (eds.), Perspectives in Jewish Population Studies, Boulder: Westview, 1984
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Quality of American Jewish Life: Better or Worse?" Pp. 23-49 in Steven Bayme (ed.), Facing the Future: Essays on Contemporary Jewish Life, Ktav, 1989
- Steven M. Cohen, "To Strengthen Weak Ties: The Conservative Movement and the Country of Israel," Pp. 59-66 in John S. Ruskay and David Szonyi (eds.), Zionism and the Conservative/Masorti Movement, The Jewish Theological Seminary, 1990
- Steven M. Cohen, "Israel in the Jewish Identity of American Jews: A Study in Dualities and Contrasts," Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 8, No. 3 (Spring 1990): 1-15. Also, pp. 119-136 in David M. Gordis and Yoav Ben-Horin (eds.), Jewish Identity in America, University of Judaism, 1991
- Steven M. Cohen, "Are American and Israeli Jews Drifting Apart?" Pp. 119-133 in David Teutsch (ed.), Imagining the Jewish Future, State University of New York Press, 1992
- Steven M. Cohen, "An Overview of the Canadian Jewish Community," Pp. 39-57 in Robert J. Brym et al. (eds.), The Jews in Canada, Oxford University Press, 1993
- Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Content versus Jewish Continuity," Pp. 395-416 in Robert Seltzer and Norman Cohen (eds.), The Americanization of the Jews, NYU Press, 1994
- Steven M. Cohen, "Did American Jews Really Grow More Distant from Israel (1983-1993)? -- A Re-consideration," in Alon Gal (ed.), Envisioning Israel, Wayne State University Press and Magnus Press, 1996
- Steven M. Cohen, "Day School Parents in Conservative Synagogues," Pp. 18-23 in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Jewish Identity and Religious Commitment, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1997
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Conversion Illusion," Pp. 29-35 in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Jewish Identity and Religious Commitment, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1997
- Steven M. Cohen and Arnold M. Eisen, "The Jew Within: Self, Community, and Commitment Among the Variety of Moderately Affiliated," Boston: The Wilstein Institute of Jewish Policy Studies, 1998
- Steven M. Cohen, "Money Matters: Incentives and Obstacles to Jewish Day School Enrollment in the United States," in Israel Rich and Michael Rosenak (eds.) Abiding Challenge; Research in Jewish Education, London & Tel Aviv: Freund, 1999
- Gerald B. Bubis and Steven M. Cohen, "American Jewish Leaders View Board-Staff Relations," in Gerald B. Bubis (ed.) The Director had a Heart Attack and the President Resigned: Board-Staff Relations for the 21st Century, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1999
- Steven M. Cohen and Charles S. Liebman, "Israel and American Jewry in the 21st Century: A Search for New Relationships." In Allon Gal and Alfred Gottschalk (eds.) North American Jewry and Israel: Beyond Survival and Philanthropy, Hebrew Union College Press, 2000, pp. 3-24
- Steven M. Cohen, "Assessing the Vitality of the Conservative Movement," in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), The Jews in the Center: Conservative Synagogues and Their Members, Rutgers University Press, 2000
- Steven M. Cohen, "Camp Ramah and Adult Jewish Identity," in Sheldon A. Dorph (ed.) RAMAH: Reflections at 50: Visions for a New Century, National Ramah Commission, 2000, pp. 95-129
- Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Identity Research in the United States," in Sol Encel and Leslie Stein (editors), Jewish Continuity, Committment and Survival. Praeger Press, 2004, pp. 1-22
- Steven M. Cohen and Shaul Kelner, "The Who and the Why of Jewish Day Schools: JCC Parents of Pre-School Children," in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice, University Press of New England, forthcoming
- Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Education and Its Differential Impact on Adult Jewish Identity," in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice, University Press of New England, forthcoming
- Shaul Kelner and Steven M. Cohen, "Who Is Being Taught? Early Childhood Education's Adult-Centered Approach,"in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice, University Press of New England, forthcoming
- Shaul Kelner and Steven M. Cohen, "Toward The Study Of Community Effects On Jewish Engagement: The Case Of Educational Enrollment ,."in Jack Wertheimer (ed.), Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice, University Press of New England, forthcoming
Articles in Refereed Journals
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Impact of Jewish Education on Religious Identification & Practice," Jewish Social Studies (October, 1974): 316-326
- Singer, Steven M. Cohen, R. Garfinkel, & L. Srole, "Replicating Psychiatric Ratings Through Multiple Regression Analysis," Journal of Health & Social Behavior (December 1976)
- Steven M. Cohen, "Socioeconomic Determinants of Intraethnic Marriage & Friendship," Social Forces (June 1977): 997-1010
- Steven M. Cohen & Robert E. Kapsis, "Religion, Ethnicity & Party Affiliation in the United States," Social Forces (December 1977): 637-653
- Steven M. Cohen & Robert E. Kapsis, "Participation of Blacks, Puerto Ricans, & Whites in Voluntary Associations," Social Forces (June 1978): 1053-1071
- Steven M. Cohen, "Will Jews Keep Giving? Prospects for the Jewish Charitable Community," Journal of Jewish Communal Service (Fall 1978): 59-71
- Steven M. Cohen, "American Jewish Feminism: A Study in Conflicts & Compromises," American Behavioral Scientist (July 1980): 519-559
- Steven M. Cohen & Leonard Fein, "From Integration to Survival: American Jewish Anxieties in Transition," Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (July, 1985): 75-88
- Steven M. Cohen, "Israeli ?migrants and The New York Federation: A Case Study in Ambivalent Policy-making for Jewish Communal Deviants," Contemporary Jewry, Volume 7, 1985: 155-165
- Steven M. Cohen, "From Romantic Idealists to Loving Realists: The Changing Place of Israel in the Consciousness of American Jews," Survey of Jewish Affairs 1985: 169-182
- Steven M. Cohen, "Outreach to the Marginally Affiliated: Evidence and Implications for Policy-makers in Jewish Education," Journal of Jewish Communal Service 62, No. 2 (Winter 1985): 147-157
- Samuel Heilman & Steven M. Cohen, "Ritual Variation among Modern Orthodox Jews in the United States," Studies in Contemporary Jewry, II, (1986): 164-187
- Steven M. Cohen and Gerald B. Bubis, "The Impact of Denomination: Differences in the Israel-Related Opinions of American Rabbis and Jewish Communal Workers," Jewish Political Studies Review 2, Nos. 1 & 2 (Spring 1990): 137-163
- Steven M. Cohen, "Geographic Variations in Participation in Israel Experience Youth Programs," Journal of Jewish Communal Service (Winter 1994-95):212-220
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Impact of Varieties of Jewish Education Upon Jewish Identity: An Inter-Generational Perspective." Contemporary Jewry v. 16, 1995: 68-96
- Steven M. Cohen, "Review Essay: Feminist Perspectives in Jewish Studies," Contemporary Jewry 17, 1996: 159-166
- Steven M. Cohen, "Re-engineering the Jewish Community," Journal of Jewish Communal Service 73/1 (Fall 1996): 6-13 [lead article]. Also pp. 199-210 in Norman Linzer, D. J. Schnall, and J. A. Chanes (eds.), A Portrait of the American Jewish Community, Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger, 1998
- Steven M. Cohen and Charles S. Liebman, "Understanding American Jewish Liberalism," Public Opinion Quarterly 61/3 (Fall 1997): 405-430 [lead article]
- Barry Chazan and Steven M. Cohen, "What We Know About American Jewish Youth: Some Implications for Birthright Israel," Journal of Jewish Communal Service 77/2 (Winter 2000): 76-82
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Utility of Long Interviews in the Study of American Jews," Contemporary Jewry 21 (2000): 3-22
- Tova Hartman Halbertal and Steven M. Cohen, "Gender Variations in Jewish Identity:Practices and Attitudes in Conservative Congregations," Contemporary Jewry 22 (2001): 37-64
- Steven M. Cohen. "Religiosity and Ethnicity: Jewish Identity Trends in the United States." Studies in Contemporary Jewry (2002)
- Steven M. Cohen, "Relationships of American Jews with Israel; what we know and what we need to know," Contemporary Jewry 23 (2002) 132-155
- Steven M. Cohen, Jeffrey S. Kress, and Aryeh Davidson. "Rating Rabbinic Roles: A Survey of Conservative Congregational Rabbis and Lay Leaders," Conservative Judaism (Fall 2003): 72-90
- Steven M. Cohen, " Engaging the Next Generation of American Jews: Distinguishing the In-married, Inter-married, and Non-married," Journal of Jewish Communal Service (Fall/Winter 2005): 43-52
Selected Social Research
- Steven M. Cohen, "Attitudes of American Jews Toward Israel & Israelis," American Jewish Committee, 1983
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Political Attitudes of American Jews" American Jewish Committee, 1984
- Steven M. Cohen, "Ties and Tensions: The 1986 Survey of American Jewish Attitudes Toward Israel and Israelis." American Jewish Committee, 1987
- Steven M. Cohen, "Ties and Tensions: An Update -- The 1989 Survey of American Jewish Attitudes Toward Israel and Israelis." American Jewish Committee, 1989
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Dimensions of Jewish Liberalism." American Jewish Committee, 1989
- Steven M. Cohen, "Alternative Families in the Jewish Community: Singles, Single Parents, Childless and Intermarried." American Jewish Committee, 1989
- Steven M. Cohen, "Israel-Diaspora Relations: A Survey of American Jewish Leaders." Tel-Aviv: Israel-Diaspora Institute, 1990
- Steven M. Cohen and Jacob Ukeles, "The Detroit Area Jewish Population Study," 1990, UAI, Inc
- Steven M. Cohen, "Content and Continuity: Two Bases for Jewish Commitment." American Jewish Committee, 1991
- Steven M. Cohen and Seymour Martin Lipset, "Attitudes Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process Among American Jewish Philanthropic Leaders," The Wilstein Institute, University of Judaism, 1991
- Steven M. Cohen, "After the Gulf War: American Jews' Attitudes Toward Israel -- The 1991 National Survey," American Jewish Committee, 1991
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Coming Generation of Jewish Communal Professionals," Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University, 1995
- Steven M. Cohen, "Religious Stability and Ethnic Decline: Emerging Patterns of Jewish Identity in the United States," New York: Jewish Community Centers Association, 1998
- Steven M. Cohen and Gerald B. Bubis, "Post-Zionist" Philanthropists: Emerging Attitudes of American Jewish Leaders Toward Communal Allocations." Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1998
- Steven M. Cohen, Young Judaea, 1999
- Steven M. Cohen, Religion and the Public Square: Attitudes of American Jews in Comparative Perspective, Center for Jewish Community Studies, 2000
- Kotler-Berkowitz, Laurence, Steven M. Cohen, Jonathon Ament, Vivian Klaff, Frank Mott and Danyelle Peckerman-Neuman. 2003. The National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01: Strength, Challenge and Diversity in the American Jewish Population. New York: United Jewish Communities
- Steven M. Cohen, Jewish Educational Background: Trends and Variations Among Today's Jewish Adults, United Jewish Communities Report Series on the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01, Report 1, 2004, www.ujc.org/njps
- Steven M. Cohen and Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz, THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD JEWISH EDUCATION UPON ADULTS' JEWISH IDENTITY: SCHOOLING, ISRAEL TRAVEL, CAMPING AND YOUTH GROUPS, United Jewish Communities Report Series on the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01, Report 3, 2004, www.ujc.org/njps
- Steven M. Cohen, "Philanthropic Giving among American Jews: Contributions to Federation, Jewish and Non-Jewish Causes, United Jewish Communities Report Series on the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01, Report 4," 2004, www.ujc.org/njps
Selected Applied Social Research
- Ritterband, Paul and Steven M. Cohen. "Will the well run dry? The future of Jewish giving in America." Policy Studies (Jan. 1979) 1-8
- Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Travel to Israel: Incentives and Inhibitions Among U.S. & Canadian Teenagers." The Jewish Agency, 1986
- Steven M. Cohen and Susan Wall, "Recruiting and Retaining Senior Personnel in Jewish Education: A Focus Group Study." The Jewish Agency, 1987
- Steven M. Cohen, "Unity and Polarization in Judaism Today: The Attitudes of American and Israeli Jews." American Jewish Committee, 1988
- Steven M. Cohen, "Are American and Israeli Jews Drifting Apart?" American Jewish Committee, 1989
- Steven M. Cohen, "Soviet Jews in the USSR -- A Community in Transition," Cummings Foundation, 1991
- Steven M. Cohen and Susan Wall, "Excellence in Youth Trips to Israel," Jewish Educational Services of North America, 1993
- Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Outreach: Challenges, Strategies, and Philanthropic Opportunities," American Jewish Committee, 1993
- Steven M. Cohen and Barry Holtz, "Best Practices in Jewish Education: Jewish Community Centers," Council for Initiatives in Jewish Education, 1996
- Schor, Judith and Steven M. Cohen. 2002. "Centering on Professionals: The 2001 Study of JCC Personnel in North America." New York: Florence G. Heller / JCCA Research Center
- Steven M. Cohen, Shifra Bronznick, Didi Goldenhar, Shaul Kelner, and Sherry Israel, "Creating Gender Equity and Organizational Effectiveness in the Jewish Federation System," Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community, 2004
- Steven M. Cohen and Judith Schor, "The Alumni of Five Israel Experience Programs and Their Distinctive Jewish Identity Profiles." Jerusalem: The Alliance for Educational Programs in Israel, 2004
- Steven M. Cohen and Judith Schor, "Gender Variation in the Careers of Conservative Rabbis Ordained Since 1985," Rabbinical Assembly, 2004
- Steven M. Cohen and Keith Kahn-Harris, "The Identities of Moderately Engaged Jews: Highlights of the UJIA Study of Jewish Identity in the UK," London: United Jewish Israel Appeal, 2004
- Steven M. Cohen and Michelle Lynn-Sachs, "The RE-IMAGINE Project of New York: Assessing a Collaborative Intervention in Five Congregations," Report Submitted to COJIR, UJA-Federation of New York, 2005
- Steven M. Cohen and Ezra Kopelowitz, "Long-Term Programs in Israel for American Jews 18-29: Attitudes toward Financial Incentives and Program Elements," Jewish Agency for Israel, 2005
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Students at HUC: A Four-Campus Study of Satisfaction, Characteristics, and Professional Plans," HUC-JIR, 2005
- Steven M. Cohen, "HUC-JIR ALUMNI SURVEY of 2005: The Views of Rabbis, Cantors, Educators, and Communal Professionals," HUC-JIR, 2006
- Steven M. Cohen, "The HUC-JIR Study of Lay Leaders of Reform Judaism," HUC-JIR, 2006
- Steven M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman, "Cultural Events and Jewish Identities: Young Adult Jews in New York," National Foundation for Jewish Culture, 2006
- Steven M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman, "Cultures and Conversations: New Modes of Jewish Connection and Community in North America," Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, forthcoming
Selected Articles in Periodicals
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Case for Conflict in Jewish Communal Life," Response 30-31 (Summer-Fall 1976): 5-12
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Sharansky Affair," Moment (October 1977): 52-55
- Paul Ritterband & Steven M. Cohen, "Will the Well Run Dry? The Future of Jewish Giving in America," N.Y.: National Jewish Conference Center, (January 1979): 16 pp
- Steven M. Cohen with Susannah Heschel, "Alternative Approaches to Soviet Jewish Emigration," National Jewish Resource Center, (November 1979): 12 pp
- Steven M. Cohen, "What American Jews Believe," Moment (July 1982): 23-27
- Steven M . Cohen, "American Jews and Israel: Pragmatic, Critical, But Still in Love," Jerusalem Letter, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, (13 November 1983)
- Steven M. Cohen. "What we think; results of this year's National Survey of American Jews." Moment 10,2 (1985) 34-42
- Steven M. Cohen, "Education & Intermarriage," Moment (November 1986): 17-20
- Steven M. Cohen, "The One in 2000 Controversy," Moment (March 1987): 11-17
- Steven M. Cohen, "The Self-Defeating Surplus," Moment (June 1987): 29-34
- Steven M. Cohen, "Are Reform Jews Abandoning Israel?" Reform Judaism (Spring 1988): 4-5, 24
- Steven M. Cohen, "Amoral Zionists, Moralizing Universalists and Conditional Doves," Moment (August 1989): 56-57
- Steven M. Cohen, "Undue Stress on Anti-Semitism," Sh'ma 19/376, (September 1, 1989)
- Steven M. Cohen, "What Ever Happened to Jewish Pluralism?" Pp. 159-167 in Jules Harlow (ed.) Proceedings of the Rabbinical Assembly (1989) LI, 1990
- Steven M. Cohen, "Publicly Loyal, Privately Critical," Los Angeles Times, Op-ed, (February 10, 1990)
- Steven M. Cohen, "Jews in the U.S.: The Next Generation," The Public Perspective: A Roper Center Review of Public Opinion and Polling, 2/1 (November/December 1990): 9-10
- Steven M. Cohen, "What Ever Happened to Jewish Pluralism?" The Rabbinical Assembly: Proceedings 1989, 1990: 158-167
- Steven M. Cohen, "Why Reform Risks Isolation," Reform Judaism, (Spring 1991): 34-35
- Steven M. Cohen. "Promoting a divided Israel among a divided Conservative community." Proceedings of the Rabbinical Assembly 52 (1991) 35-44
- Steven M. Cohen, "Why Intermarriage May Not Threaten Jewish Continuity," Moment, (December 1994): 54, ff
- Steven M. Cohen, "Israel and American Jewry; a search for new relationships." Avar ve'Atid 3,2 (1996) 110-126
- Jack Wertheimer, Charles S. Liebman, & Steven M. Cohen, "How to Save American Jews," Commentary 101, No. 1 (January 1996): 47-51
- Steven M. Cohen, "A Liberal Defense of Judgmentalism," Sh'ma 27/516 (September 6, 1996): 6-9
- Charles S. Liebman and Steven M. Cohen, "Jewish Liberalism Revisited," Commentary 102, No. 5 (November 1996): 51-53
- Steven M. Cohen, "De-Constructing the Outreach-Inreach Debate," Conservative Judaism (Winter 1997): 26-33
- Steven M. Cohen, "Intermarriage and the Jewish Future," pp. 10-19 in A Statement on the Jewish Future, American Jewish Committee, 1997
- Steven M. Cohen, "Non-denominational & Post-denominational - Two Tendencies in American Jewry," Contact (Summer 2005): 7-8
- Steven M. Cohen and Jack Wertheimer, "Whatever Happened to the Jewish People?" Commentary (June 2006): 33-37
Selected Research Grants
- "Correlates & Consequences of Ethnicity in the U.S.," (with Donald Treiman & Richard Alba), National Institutes of Mental Health, 1974-6
- "Ethnicity & Political Style in the U. S." CUNY Research Foundation, 1976
- "Jewish Identification in a Modern American Metropolis," Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 1979
- "The Queens County Area Study," Queens College, 1980
- "The Evolving Jewish Family: An International Conference," (with Paula Hyman), American Jewish Committee & Queens College, 1981
- "Jewish Settlement & Community: An Interdisciplinary Conference," (with Deborah Moore) N. Y. Council for the Humanities, 1982
- "The Political Cultures of Israeli & American Jews," CUNY Research Foundation, 1985
- Jewish Education Committee (WZO), several research projects, 1985-7
- "Greater New York Jewish Population Study," Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, 1981, 1986 (with Paul Ritterband)
- "National Surveys of American Jews," American Jewish Committee, 1981-1991
- "The Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Population Study," Detroit Jewish Welfare Federation, 1989-1990 (with Ukeles Associates, Inc.)
- "Jews in the Soviet Union -- A Community in Transition," Cummings Foundation, 1991
- "Canadian Jewish Identity," CRB Foundation, Montreal, 1991
- "Youth Travel to Israel: The Good Trip," CRB Foundation, Montreal, 1991-2
- Research Fellowship, Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 1993-94
- "How Parents Make Decisions on Their Children's Jewish Education," Joint Authority for Jewish-Zionist Education, 1993-94
- "Jewish Education in Jewish Community Centers," JCC Association, 1994
- "UJA Missions," United Jewish Appeal, 1994-1996
- "National Survey of Conservative Congregants," (with Paul Ritterband), Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism, under a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts
- "The Construction of Jewish Meaning" (with Arnold Eisen) Wilstein Institute of Jewish Policy Studies, 1994-1998
- "The National Survey of American Jews, 1997," JCC Association, 1997
- "Building Meaningful Jewish Community," The JCCs of Boston, 1998-9
- "Religion in the Public Square," Center for Jewish Community Studies, 1999
- "Conservative Religious Leadership," The Jewish Theological Seminary and the Lilly Endowment, 2001-2002
- "Social Justice Involvement and American Jews," Amos: The Partnership for Social Justice, 2001-2002
- "Jewish Communal Personnel in North America: Recruitment and Retention," Florence G. Heller / JCCA Research Center, 2001-2002
- "Social Research on Jewish Identities in Great Britain," United Jewish Israel Appeal of Great Britain, 2001-2003
Award
- Abraham Cahan Prize in Jewish Journalism, for best article in Jewish journalism in 1996 (with Jack Wertheimer and Charles S. Liebman), 1997

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