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
Mentioning God's name
Forgot to Say Yaale Veyavo in Shacharit
Tzedakah and Maaser
Tithing for Avrechim
What types of income are obligated
Deducting Expenses - Ma'aser Kesafim
Eiruv mevoot - eiruv on the city street
The Form of the Doorway Between the Reeds
Non-Jewish wine
Pasteurized Wine Poured by a Non-Jew
Immersion of utensils
Immersion of utensils in a mikveh connected to flowing water
Positive and Negative Commandments
Deception to Prevent Embarrassment
Leaving food on a source of heat and insulation on Shabbos eve
Oven on Shabbat
Who is obligated in Tzedaka and Maaser
Tithing During Economic Hardship
Blessings on pleasures
Exemption from blessing on dairy food while being meaty
Grace after meal (birkas hamazon)
Grace After Meals When Thirsty
Mezuzah
Affixing a Mezuzah at Night
Extra construction
Expanding a Balcony Over a Private Yard
Hagalah
Microwave that Became Non-Kosher
Various Subjects
Leaning as Sitting