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
Shabbos
Am I exempt from observing Shabbat?
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Menstrual Pain - Tisha B'Av
Fasting for an ill person
Tisha B'Av - Epilepsy Patient
Fasting for an ill person
Diarrhea at the Beginning of the Fast
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Grading Exams on Tisha B'Av
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Touching one's wife on Tisha B'Av
Immersion of utensils
Immersion of Utensils - Device for Slicing Raw Meat
Laundry and ironing during the Nine Days
Laundered Bedding - The Nine Days
The Nine Days
Shabbat preparations - During the Nine Days
Laundry and ironing during the Nine Days
Ironing for Shabbos during the Nine Days
Fasting for an ill person
Colitis Patient - Tisha B'Av
Positive and Negative Commandments
Breeding Different Fish - Kilayim?
Modesty
Looking at Wife for Medical Purposes
Forbidden activities on Shabbos – the 39 melachos
Pregnancy Test on Shabbat
Fasting for an ill person
Nursing Mother Taking Antibiotics for Gum Inflammation Regarding the Fast