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
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Is it permitted to wash a wig during Chol Hamoed?
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Music - Festival Necessity
Laws of the sukkah
Blessing for Dwelling in the Sukkah during Havdalah
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Cutting Nails on the Holiday
Separating men and women
Prohibition of Touching Before Marriage
Laws of the sukkah
Tent inside the Sukkah - To Prevent Allergy
Living in the sukkah
Light Sleep - Exemption from the Sukkah
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Working on a computer during Chol Hamoed
Prayer
Prayer During Mental Stress
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Cleaning during Chol Hamoed for Payment
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Work during Chol HaMoed
Business during Chol ha-Moed
Buying a Sofa for a New Home During Chol Hamoed
Business during Chol ha-Moed
Purchasing a Monitor Arm on Chol Hamoed
Laundry
Laundry for Simchat Torah
Reading books and the press
Studying for a Theory Test on Shabbat and Yom Tov