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
Tie or untie
Tying a Garbage Bag on Shabbat
DVR
Automatic Lighting on Shabbat
Immersion of utensils
Teflon Molds - Kashering and Immersion
Dressing up
Preferring Right Over Left
Honouring parents
Honoring Mother - Asking for Forgiveness
Naming a Baby
The Name 'Adele Elia' for a Girl
Benefitting from forbidden activities on Shabbos
A Store Open on Shabbat Owned by Non-Jews
Behavior after divorce
Distressing One's Wife and Ex-Wife
Lashon Hara and Rechilus
A "Pashkevil" against a store: Is it permissible to use items purchased there?
Niddah and Ritual Immersion
Stain during the Seven Clean Days
Death anniversary (yahrtzeit)
Setting the Wedding Date - The Day After Yahrzeit
Cross-dressing
Do Not Wear - Hair Causing Difficulty
Kashering liver
Koshering Liver on a Home Stove
Immersion of utensils
Immersion of a Slush Machine Motor
Who is allowed to take from charity
Tithing: Who is Eligible to Receive