NRA Certified Instructor
Firearms instruction
About Rabbi Raziel Cohen
TWO CALLINGS. ONE MISSION.
An ordained rabbi and certified firearms instructor — two identities connected by one responsibility: protecting people, preparing communities, and bridging the gap until help arrives.
The story
From the pulpit to the range
Raziel Cohen, known as “The Tactical Rabbi,” is an ordained rabbi, firearms instructor, and sought-after public speaker featured by Fox News, Vice, NRA TV, the LA Times, the New York Post, and The Drudge Report. His educational YouTube channel has reached more than 30 million views.
He travels across the United States to provide firearms training, facility security assessments, and lockdown training for schools and houses of worship. Certified by the NRA and DOJ and approved by Homeland Security for assessments, he remains an active student of evolving training methods and emerging threats.
His background includes programs from Magpul Dynamics, Tactical Response, GoRuck Counterterrorism, and Condition Gray — experience that informs every course he teaches.
Certifications
Credentialed, not just confident.
Every course rests on formal instructor-level training and an active commitment to safe, current practice.
NRA Range Safety Officer
RSO
NRA Chief RSO
CRSO
Homeland Security–Approved
Security assessments
Tactical Response
Training program
As featured on
A trusted voice in preparedness.
National television & print
Additional coverage
Train with purpose
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