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
Grace after meal (birkas hamazon)
Pat Haba B'Kisnin on the Table
Kosher products
Kashrut of a Bakery Providing Mehadrin Goods
Terumos and Maasros
Land-Dependent Commandments - Bitter Almonds
Extra construction
Converting a Sukkah into a Permanent Balcony
Bar mitzvah
Date of Bar Mitzvah Celebration
Employees and employers
Using Sick Days as Vacation Days
Modesty
Horse Riding for Girls
Tzedakah and Maaser
The Fellowship Fund
Fast of 9th av
Fasting on Tisha B'Av for Cemetery Workers
Catching animals on Shabbos
Catching a Mosquito About to Bite on Shabbat
Putting a stumbling block before a blind person
Calculating Salary for an Employee on Shabbat
Blessings on various foods
Blessing for Rugelach in Sweet Syrup
Blessings on various foods
Blessing on Toasts - Crackers
Putting a stumbling block before a blind person
Selling a Car to a Sabbath Desecrator
Electrical appliances on Shabbos
Carrying an Air Conditioner Remote on Shabbat