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
Kiddush hashem
Self-Sacrifice for the Sanctification of God's Name
Blessing and counting of the Omer
Writing the Counting of the Omer in Text
Various Subjects
For what purpose is a leap year made
Benefitting from forbidden activities on Shabbos
Working at Bezeq and a Credit Company
Haircuts and shaving
Shaving for Women during the Counting of the Omer
Use without permission
Rectification for Deceiving the Elderly
Grace after meal (birkas hamazon)
Mentioning "Al HaNissim" Outside of Hanukkah
Prayer
Hearing Kaddish during the Blessing of Baruch She'amar
Prayer
Said 'Amen' in the Middle of His Prayer
Honouring Torah Scholars
Standing before a Torah Scholar
Weddings and music
Cantorial Music with Instruments - Counting of the Omer
Blessing and counting of the Omer
Wrote the Days of the Omer but Did Not Count Orally
Tanakh
Explanation of the Verses Leviticus 22
Lashon Hara and Rechilus
Negative Remark About Daughter
Returing lost objects
Folded Banknotes - Returning Lost Items