Deborah Bodin Cohen is an American writer and rabbi. Among other honors, she won a 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award.
Cohen was born in 1968, in Columbia, Maryland. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan. In 1997, she was ordained at Hebrew Union College. [1]
Cohen is married and has at least one child. [1]
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Seventh Day | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Notable | [2] |
| 2006 | Lilith's Ark | National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature | Winner | [3] |
| 2007 | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen Reader | Notable | [2] | |
| 2008 | Papa Jethro | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Notable | [2] |
| 2009 | Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Honor | [2] |
| 2010 | Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Honor | [2] |
| 2011 | Engineer Air and the Sukkah Express | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Notable | [2] |
| 2025 | An Etrog from Across the Sea | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Winner | [4] [5] |