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Jesse Cogan, ad exec who coined the slogan ‘Turn Friday Night into Shabbos,’ dies at 74

JL;DR SUMMARY Jesse Cogan, renowned for coining the iconic Jewish outreach slogan "Turn Friday Night into Shabbos," has passed away at age 74. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RashiJewish EducationSoviet JewryShabbatJewish OutreachSpiritualityAdvertisingModern OrthodoxyLincoln Square SynagogueJesse Cogan

Places mentioned

Manhattan, New York, United States
"In 1980, a Manhattan synagogue with a special outreach to unaffiliated Jews was looking for a catchy slogan to encourage young people to take on the rigors of Shabbat observance."
Long Island, New York, United States
"The creative force behind these slogans died Jan. 9 at a nursing home on New Yorks Long Island."
Scarsdale, New York, United States
"He also leaves a brother, Hirsh Cogan, of Scarsdale, New York, and a sister, Rebecca Machlis, of Jerusalem."
Jerusalem, Israel
"He also leaves a brother, Hirsh Cogan, of Scarsdale, New York, and a sister, Rebecca Machlis, of Jerusalem."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"He then got a masters degree in communications from Boston University before being hired as a copywriter at J."

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