Rabbi Israel Cohen
Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Answers the site's questions within Rav Amram Fried's Beit Ora'ah. How we answer and review answers
Rabbi Israel Cohen received rabbinical smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" in 2012 in Modiin Illit from Rav Asher Weisfish and Rav Yitzchak Luxenberg. He studied at Yeshivat Be'er HaTorah in Jerusalem, and later continued at Kollel Ahavat Shalom in Modiin Illit. He also completed the program of the Beit Midrash Gavoha LeHoraah "Keter Aram Tzova" in Rishon LeZion, which trains rabbis for practical halachic rulings. He answers halachic questions at the Beit Horaah of the Neot Simcha community and at Beit Horaah Chanichei HaYeshivot in the Achuzat Brachfeld neighborhood, both in Modiin Illit, as well as at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah in Bnei Brak. He specializes in the Orach Chaim (laws of daily life, Shabbat and holidays) and Yoreh Deah (kashrut, laws of family purity and other topics) sections of the Shulchan Aruch. On sheilot.com, Rabbi Cohen is one of the main answering rabbis: he reviews incoming questions and answers users based on the rulings of Rav Amram Fried.
- Smicha
- Yoreh-Yoreh · Rav Asher Weisfish; Rav Yitzchak Luxenberg · Modiin Illit · 2012
- Education
- Yeshivat Be'er HaTorah · Jerusalem
- Kollel Ahavat Shalom · Modiin Illit
- Beit Midrash Gavoha LeHoraah "Keter Aram Tzova" · Rishon LeZion
- Positions
- Beit Horaah Neot Simcha · Modiin Illit
- Beit Horaah Chanichei HaYeshivot, Achuzat Brachfeld · Modiin Illit
- Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah · Bnei Brak
- Areas
- Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
- Languages
- Hebrew
Rabbi's answers
By topic
Morning blessings
Morning Blessings After a Sleepless Night
Interest on loans
Validating an adult fare on the Rav-Kav as repayment for a student ride.
Oral Torah
A dispute about fact? Can a tereifah give birth or not?
Various foods
Blessing on Breath Freshening Strips
Separating men and women
A Woman Bathing with Men
Blessings after meal
Eating 'K'dei Achilat Pras'
Pregnancy and birth
Routine Tests During Pregnancy
Havdalah
Forgot to Make Havdalah
Indirect damages
A lifeguard who caused damage due to dangerous behavior
The introduction of a torah scroll
Writing Sifrei Torah, Tefillin, and Mezuzos (STa"M) by reading from a screen
Kosher products
Drinks Without Kosher Certification
Muktzeh
Hand-fed Parrots - Petting and Carrying on Shabbos
Donning tzitzis
Tzitzit that Tore and was Sewn Back
Honouring parents
Honoring a Complaining Parent
Benefitting from forbidden activities on Shabbos
Causes an internet server to operate on Shabbos